Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Sectoral Operational Programme Improvement

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Sectoral Operational Programme Improvement of the Competitiveness of Enterprises, years 2004 -2006 POLAND

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Objective: Improvement of the competitive position of enterprises established in Poland, operating on the Single European Market 2

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Programme Structure SOP - ICE Priority 1 business support institutions Measure 1. 1 networks of BSI Measure 1. 2 financial institutions Measure 1. 3 parks and incubators Measure 1. 4 R&D sphere Measure 1. 5 public services on-line Priority 2 enterprises Measure 2. 1 advisory services for SMEs Measure 2. 2 initial investments Measure 2. 3 investments of SMEs Measure 2. 4 environmental investments 3

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Sources of financing: § Public funds – 1, 712 mln Euro, including: - 1 251 mln Euro from ERDF - 461 mln Euro from the Polish budget § Private funds - 1147 mln Euro 4

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy SOP Competitiveness - where we are: n n More than 27, 000 projects presented by the beneficiaries. Almost 4, 000 projects approved for the total amount of support 3. 25 bln PLN (more than 800 mln Euro, i. e. ca 47% of the total value of the Programme). Demand for the support from the Programme much higher than the allocations in almost all measures. Refunded payments of 70 mln PLN (17. 5 mln Euro). 5

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 – creation of favourable conditions for enterprises development (1) Objective: Improving the business activity environment 6

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (2) Expected results - Creating favourable conditions for existing enterprises and the start-ups, - Strenghtening co-coperation between enterprises and the scientific and research sphere, increasing the R&D expenditures in enterprises as well as increasing the number of innovative enterprises, - Creation of new jobs, - Development of post-industrial areas. 7

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (3) Types of projects n n investment projects relating to establishment and development of industrial parks, science and technology parks and incubators of technology; advisory projects - counselling services for institutions managing industrial parks, science and technology parks and incubators of technology. 8

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (4) Value of supported projects n n Investement projects: value of the project higher than 2 mln PLN and not to exceed 45 mln PLN. Advisory projects: value of the projects ranges from 40 thous. PLN up to 2 mln PLN. 9

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (5) Eligible expenditures Investment projects: n n n cost of purchase of land (up to 10% of the total eligible expenditure) and of adaptation of land buildings; cost of decline of value of real estate or equipment and depreciation of real estate or equipment; Cost of purchase or renovation of equipment; expenditure incurred in relation to leasing operations and the leasing rentals; overhead costs of the project, including among others the cost of project management, advisory fees, audit costs, costs of technical and financial expertise. 10

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (6) Eligible expenditure Advisory projects: n n n n n feasibility studies, business plans and environmental impact analyses; management and operational support to institutions managing parks and incubators; costs of project managing personnel, salaries of experts’ and subsidiary personnel; costs of analysis, technical-documentation and studies, opening and administering Web. Pages, seminars, conferences and workshops; preparing, publishing and distribution of promotional materials; creation and development of databases; cost related to implementation of the quality and certification systems ( ISO, TQM); purchase of technology, licences, patents, know-how improving the quality of providing services or enabling providing services; costs of audit and evaluation. 11

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (7) Projects selection n 3 application rounds took place during which 129 projects were submitted; 60 projects selected for implementation for the total amount of ca 637 mln PLN (ca 157 mln Euro), which consitutes 92. 8% of the total allocation of the measure; Out of 60 projects, 32 are investment and 28 – advisory projects. 12

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (8) Incubators of technology n n 20 projects under implementation (9 investment + 11 advisory). Total value of support for incubators of technology projects amounts to 75 mln PLN (ca 18. 75 mln Euro). 13

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Incubators of technology Pomorskie Warmińsko. Mazurskie Zachodniopomorskie Podlaskie. Poznań(2) Lu bu sk i e Kujawsko. Pomorskie Wielkopolskie Kalisz Dolnośląskie Łódź(3) Mazowieckie Łódzkie Bełchatów Lubelskie Wrocław e Legnica(2) ki ls O po Śląskie Katowice a dk Po Ruda Śląska(2) Świętokrzyskie ie k ac rp Kraków Rybnik Małopolskie Bielsko- Biała Krosno Stary Sącz 14

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (9) Science and technology parks n n 15 projects (8 investment + 7 advisory). Total value of support for science and technology parks projects amounts to 178 mln PLN (ca 44. 5 mln Euro). 15

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Science and technology parks Pomorskie Warmińsko. Mazurskie Zachodniopomorskie Podlaskie Toruń Szczecin. Poznań Lu Kujawsko. Pomorskie bu sk i e Suwałki Mazowieckie Wielkopolskie Łódzkie Dolnośląskie Wrocław Wałbrzych e i sk l o Op Lublin Bełchatów Śląskie Lubelskie Świętokrzyskie Rzeszów Gliwice e ki ac rp a dk Małopolskie Po Kraków(2) 16

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (10) Industrial parks n n 25 projects selected (15 investment + 10 advisory). Total value of support for industrial parks projects amounts to 307 mln PLN (ca 76. 7 mln Euro). 17

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Industrial parks Zachodniopomorskie Police Pomorskie Stargard Szczeciński Lu sk i e Podlaskie Białystok Grudziądz . bu Warmińsko-Mazurskie Zambrów Kujawsko-Pomorskie Płock Mazowieckie Wielkopolskie Łódzkie Dolnośląskie Radom Lubelskie Wrocław Mielec e ki ac rp a dk Po Częstochowa Świdnica ie Świętokrzyskie Nowa Ruda Kędzierzyn sk l o Śląskie Op Koźle Bieruń Bytom Katowice Żory i Chełm Śląsk(2)i Ruda. Jaworzno Kraków Tarnów Śląska Małopolskie 18

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Measure 1. 3 (11) Expected advantages for SMEs n n diminishing of fixed costs related to business acitivity; local taxes exemptions; access to additional services, such as business advisory, legal and financial services; closer co-operation links with other enterprises located in the parks and with R&D institutions in case of science parks and incubators of technology. 19

Ministerstwo Gospodarki i Pracy Thank you for your attention Danuta Jabłońska www. konkurencyjnosc. gov. pl danjab@mg. gov. pl 20