Żyra, Agnieszka2016-07-252016-07-252015Eliza Frejtag-Mika, Przedsiębiorstwo i region z. 7/2015, s. 134–1452080-458Xhttp://repozytorium.ur.edu.pl/handle/item/1759In a modern innovation and research-based economy, industrial design developments require public support for cooperation between private firms in innovation activities. This article presents a survey of literature and results of author’s studies based on the 2006-2015 period as provided by the System of Strategy Development and on the secondary data from the „Assessment of Design in Poland” survey conducted for PARP in 2014/2015, as a part of evaluation of demand for industrial design. The author attempts to assess the effectiveness of industrial design in Poland as an instrumental tool in the build-up of firm-specific and regional competitive advantages.polUznanie autorstwa-Użycie niekomercyjne-Bez utworów zależnych 3.0 Polskahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/industrial designdesign projectsinnovationscreativityclusterscompetitivenessarticle10.15584/pir.2015.7.14