Diagnoza wybranych podlaskich inicjatyw klastrowych

Creating cluster's initiatives, according to the contemporary local and international experiences, is one of the key stimulants of the economical advancement on the both regional and national level. The importance of this formation for creating innovative economy based on knowledge and their role in implementing the economical development policy is underlined by the growing number of clusters in Poland. The paper presents situation of the chosen business cluster in the Podlaskie Province and regional circumstances of their formulation. It is also focused on business expectation and determinants of clusters development. This paper has been prepared in the scope of the project "Role and impact of process approach on management and functioning of business cluster initiatives" granted by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education.