The very fragmented and difficult system is coordinated by the so-called
voivodeship contracts. These – as the main instruments of the implementation of
the support programme – are agreements between the central government and regional
self-governments, in which the rules of public and public-private partnership
are laid down. In the contract realisation a number of actors are involved, including
the territorial self-government units. The contracts are signed according
to the applications submitted by voivodeships. The contracts have pioneer character
since they introduce modern regional development policy and provide for
more rational and effective utilisation of resources combined with the process of
decentralisation. The contract, as a set of mutual obligations for the central government
and regional self-governments, relays on the priorities defined in national
and regional development strategies.