About the Aviation Valley

The objectives of the Aviation Valley Association:

• The organization and development of a low cost supply chain.
• The creation of favorable conditions in order to enhance the development of aerospace industry enterprises in this region.
• The further development of aerospace research, aptitude and skill.
• The cooperation with universities of technology, which would promote new ideas and scientific research within the aerospace industry.
• The promotion of the Polish aerospace industry.
• The protection of enterprise and businesses in the aerospace industry.
• The influence on the Polish government’s economic policy towards the aerospace industry and its domain.

Our most important short and medium term goals are:

• to improve the existing manufacturing base.
• to create a strong and reliable network of subcontractors and a low-cost supply chain.
• to attract foreign investment.
• to develop a relationship with other European centers of the aerospace industry.
• to promote joint cooperation of the industry with universities of technology, and researchcenters.

The long-term objective of the Aviation Valley Association is to transform southeastern Poland into one of Europe’s leading aerospace regions, which would be able to provide a diverse cross section of products and services for the most demanding clients.

A member of the “Aviation Valley” may be an enterprise from the aerospace sector or an R&D institution associated with this sector, operating in south-eastern Poland, provided it has a recommendation from at least two current members of the Association.

In addition to submitting a membership declaration and the required attachments, the applicant should also prepare a cover letter explaining the reasons for applying for membership, outlining how they can contribute to the development of the Polish aerospace industry and describing how their presence would strengthen relations among the members of the Association.

List and description of services offered as part of the National Key Cluster’s activities:

1. Consultancy services relating to the analysis of a cluster member’s international business model.
2. Information sessions introducing the topics of digital transformation and digitalisation, leading, amongst other things, to the development of the DL 4.0 project concept.
3. Supporting and initiating business partnerships and facilitating cooperation aimed at creating and implementing innovations between established international corporations and local start-ups.
4. Support for DL member companies seeking specialised facilities to develop new products and test their functionality, through the use of the research and demonstration infrastructure of other cluster members or external entities (PNT AEROPOLIS, the IoT Technology Incubator, etc.).
5. Technology audit – consultancy services covering the analysis of a company’s technological potential and needs, including a report on the company’s current technological development, along with an indication of future directions and recommendations for further action.
6. Analysis, preparation and publication of cluster members’ technology offers in the European EEN database.
7. Co-organisation of regular meetings of the Science–Economy Cooperation Forum as part of the ‘AERONET – Aviation Valley’ Cluster.
8. Lobbying on behalf of the industry through cooperation with European, national and local government bodies, active participation in shaping cluster policy, as well as defining and consulting on national and regional smart specialisations, e.g. aviation as a regional smart specialisation for the Podkarpacie region.
9. Preparing industry reports, feasibility studies and research briefs for the aviation sector in Poland.
10. Submitting comments on behalf of DL members as part of public consultations and other processes announced by government and local authorities.
11. Training services on intellectual property law – familiarising cluster members with issues relating to intellectual property rights, their protection, etc.
12. Training on standardisation and assessing companies’ levels of innovation – training sessions to familiarise cluster members with issues relating to standardisation (certification) and assessing a company’s level of innovation.
13. Organisation of brokerage meetings – organising meetings between cluster members from the aviation sector (B2B).
14. Organisation of international missions – organising company missions abroad for cluster members, including a full programme of business meetings and visits to aviation companies and institutions.
15. Activities relating to the presentation of best practices – familiarising cluster members with examples of success stories and best practices from other companies in the aviation sector.
16. Matching Polish and international business partners – assistance in identifying and establishing contact with potential partners from Poland and abroad.
17. Representing individual cluster members at domestic and international B2B meetings.
18. Consultancy services regarding the possibilities of securing external funding (EU and national funds) for investment and research and development projects.
19. Consultancy services aimed at optimising the competitive advantages of cluster companies operating in the dual-use sector.

Contact details for the National Key Cluster coordinator: Andrzej Rybka, Managing Director, info@dolinalotnicza.pl, 17 850 19 35.