Research

Between 2004 and 2009, the Institute launched and conducted, or participated as a partner, in the following large-scale research projects:

• 2004 - 2008, Partnership for Fostering Entrepreneurship and SME Development - EEDRIPART
• 2005 - 2007, Transformation of the Textile and Clothing Industry from Labour Intensive into Knowledge Based - LORIS TEX
• 2005 - 2008, Regional Innovation Strategy for Lodz Region - LORIS PLUS
• 2005 - 2008, Impact Assessment Systems and Methodologies for Innovation Excellence - IASMINE
• 2006 - 2008, Regional Technological Foresight - LORIS WIZJA
• 2006 - 2008, Challenges and Prospects of Cross Border Co-Operation in the Context of EU Enlargement - CBCED
• 2006 - 2008, CSR and Competitiveness -- European SMEs Good Practices
• 2008, Evaluation of Public Intervention Aimed at Increasing the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems. A Practical Guide for Organisations Ordering Evaluation Studies
• 2008 - 2009, Gearing Adult Education Towards Occupational Mobility - GATOM
• 2009 - 2011, Food and Nutrition in the 21st Century -- a Vision for the Development of the Polish Food Industry
• 2009 - 2011, Advanced Industrial and Ecological Technologies for Sustainable Development of Poland
• 2009 - 2009, Governance as a Means to Increase the Involvement of Non-Public Entities in the Realization of Regional Policy Objectives
• 2010 - 2012, Modern Technologies for the Textiles. Opportunities for Poland.

 

Transformation of the Cloth and Textile Industry from a Labour-Intensive into a Science-Intensive Industry - LORIS TEX (European Social Fund - Integrated Operational Program of Regional Development)

 

This is a regional project which will run for two years until mid June 2007. It  is a continuation of the Regional Innovation Strategy of the Lodz region  RIS LORIS. The result of its activity will be to increase the attractiveness of the region for investment and to aid the growth of innovation in the cloth and textile industry. The Center of Advanced Technology “PRO HUMANO TEX” is a partner of EEDRI in this project

 

Evaluation of Public Intervention Aimed at Increasing the Efficiency of Regional Innovation Systems. A Practical Guide for Organisations Ordering Evaluation Studies Transitional Measures 2005 (Multisectoral Project for Strengthening Administrative Capabilities, Component 6).

 

Coordinator:

Społeczna Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania w Łodzi, Instytut Badań nad Przedsiębiorczością i Rozwojem Ekonomicznym (Poland)

 

Objectives:

• production of a practical guide for the evaluation of actions aimed at the development of regional innovation systems in particular regions,
• development of a methodology and culture of evaluation.

 

 

GATOM. Gearing Adult Education Towards Occupational Mobility Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013.

 

Partners:

• The Austrian Institute for SME Research (Austria) (coordinator), Społeczna Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania w Łodzi, Instytut Badań nad Przedsiębiorczością i Rozwojem Ekonomicznym (Poland), Business Research and Development Centre, Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland), Berufsfortbildungswerk des DGB GmbH (Germany), Tom Martin & Associates/TMA (Ireland), Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania and Bucharest (Romunia), Instituto Vasco de Estudios e Investigación (Spain)

 

Objectives:

• review of types of education, training and retraining of adult persons employed in the construction industry, public health and tourism available in seven countries: Austria, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Romania and Spain,
• assessment of the degree of compliance of educational and training activities with the real requirements and needs of companies and employees,
• identification of best practices in respect of the adaptation of lifelong learning forms and methods to the needs of the labour market,
• development of recommendations on the improvement of lifelong learning quality in Europe.

 

Governance as a Means to Increase the Involvement of Non-Public Entities in the Realization of Regional Policy Objectives - National Strategy for Cohesion

 

Coordinator:
Społeczna Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania w Łodzi – Instytut Badań nad Przedsiębiorczością i Rozwojem Ekonomicznym EEDRI (Poland)

 

Objectives:
The project’s primary objective is to provide the regional authorities (or other policy-making entities) with the knowledge and tools for innovation and increasing the efficiency of public intervention in respect of the development of regional innovation systems.

The project’s specific objectives are as follows:

• development of tools (a set of indices) for measurement of the implementation of the governance principle with reference to the development of regional innovation systems,
• development of  recommendations for the Ministry of Regional Development and regional self-government administration in respect of the implementation of governance solutions with reference to the development of regional innovation systems,
• organisation of a closing conference where the project’s results will be presented,
• preparation of publications presenting the project’s results.

 

Modern Technologies for Textiles. Opportunity for Poland Operational Programme Innovative Economy, Measure 1.1.

 

Partners:

• Instytut Biopolimerów i Włókien Chemicznych-(coordinator), Politechnika Łódzka, Instytut Włókiennictwa, Instytut Technologii Bezpieczeństwa MORATEX, Instytut Włókien Naturalnych i Roślin Zielarskich, Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – PIB w Warszawie, Społeczna Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania w Łodzi – Instytut Badań nad Przedsiębiorczością i Rozwojem Ekonomicznym EEDRI, Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej (Poland)

 

Objectives:
The project aims at the identification of research and development guidelines through the application of the foresight method in respect of support for the development of the strategy for the Polish Technology Platform for Textile Industry.

The project’s general objectives are as follows:

• developing a vision for the development of the textile industry in Poland through the identification of Polish areas of competence and global leadership as well as the development of technological scenarios for the textile industry,
• verification and extension of a strategic research programme for the development of technology for textiles,
• identification of technological regimes characteristic of individual textile industry segments and influencing the types of links between the system’s participants as well as the intensity and character of innovations,
• identification of factors increasing the scale of the exploitation of advanced technological and information solutions (knowledge-intensity),
• development of qualified staff for the textile industry: preparation of recommendations in respect of the development of new qualification standards, modular curricula and educational packages,
• drawing up innovation policy foundations – more precise and corresponding to the requirements and possibilities, identification of the strength, direction and scope of a support policy for the domestic textile industry.