A Cluster initiative as an effective instrument for building partnerships between business and the research and development sector - the perspective of Polish micro-enterprises
ENThe aim of this chapter is twofold. The authors, by highlighting the conceptual background of cluster initiatives, open innovation and the private-collective model of innovation, try to explain the usefulness of cluster initiatives as instruments to foster partnerships between science and business. For the innovativeness of an economy, university-industry links are of tremendous importance. The development of such links is crucial for knowledge commercialization and the exploitation of knowledge for innovation. The issue is discussed from the perspective of micro-companies. The experiences of Leszno Printing & Advertising Cluster (LPAC), one of the cluster initiatives in Poland, are presented to exemplify how to develop and exploit cooperation between businesses and science.
