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The article presents a history of population censuses on the Polish areas in the period since the first Population Census in Poland (1789) up to the last Census 2002. In the first part of the article, the organisation and the objectives of population censuses in each of the three annexed Polish territories have been discussed. The censuses were conducted due to the church or state authorities' needs. The second part discusses the organisation and the objectives of the next population censuses in the years 1946–2002 as well as the conditions of their conducting.

Supporting smart specialization, taking into account regional potential, makes sense in the case of probable, significant increase of a competitive advantage in the region. This should result in economic growth. In turn, countering dispersion of the EU support by indicating smart specialization of a given region, constituting one of the policy objectives for regions, does not guarantee development of these specializations, and therefore, economic growth. One must remember that development of given specializations is a result of the local-level processes, which determine the market and at the same time being the main stimulant for their formulation. The strategic objective should be the introduction of such a system which will generate innovations, taking into account the advanced technologies and their diffusion into less developed areas. Flexibility should be an important aspect, understood as the capacity of specific areas to modify the use of their own potential. It is important to shape and promote pro-innovative and proentrepreneurial stances. Designating smart specialization and supporting it with the EU funds cannot be a goal in itself, but a carefully considered and prudent financial policy.

Supporting smart specialization, taking into account regional potential, makes sense in the case of probable, significant increase of acompetitive advantage in the region. This should result in economic growth. In turn, countering dispersion of the EU support by indicating smart specialization of agiven region, constituting one of the policy objectives for regions, does not guarantee development of these specializations, and therefore, economic growth. One must remember that development of given specializations is aresult of the local-level processes, which determine the market and at the same time being the main stimulant for their formulation. The strategic objective should be the introduction of such asystem which will generate innovations, taking into account the advanced technologies and their diffusion into less developed areas. Flexibility should be an important aspect, understood as the capacity of specific areas to modify the use of their own potential. It is important to shape and promote pro-innovative and proentrepreneurial stances. Designating smart specialization and supporting it with the EU funds cannot be agoal in itself, but acarefully considered and prudent financial policy.