Innovation activity of enterprises in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian voivodeship as the way to the region’s competitivenss and development

The introductory part of the paper presents the key concepts related to the subject of the article. The essence of corporate innovation potential, the concepts of innovation and innovation activity are discussed. The next part of the article examines the tasks and the role of the Business and Innovation Centres in Poland as well as their quantitative development. The following part constitutes a presentation and analysis of the results of statistical surveys carried out by Statistics Poland, which show the innovation activity of Kuyavian-Pomeranian enterprises in 2015-2017, in comparison to other regions of the country.