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2010
2009
Joanna Podgórska
Director of Innovation and Technology Unit
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
Swiss - Polish High Technology Roundtable
Zurich, December 6th, 2010
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PAED)
- established by the Act of 9 November, 2000, a governmental agency subordinated to
the Minister of Economy
- 2007-2013: Implementing Agency for 3 Operational Programmes = 7.2 BLN EUR
(8.4% of structure funds in Poland)
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Main areas of intervention:
entrepreneurship development
application of new techniques
export development
regional development
creation of new jobs
(tackling unemployment)
human resources development
See more on www.parp.gov.pl
Structure:
 Supervisory Board
 CEO, 3 Deputy CEO
 24 units
 over 500 employees
 budget 2010: 950 MEUR
Innovation development - direct support for goal- oriented projects
Operational Programme Innovative Economy, Measure 1.4 Support for
goal-oriented projects
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Still available ab. 50MEUR (max support 7,5MEUR/project), 2 calls
for projects planned in 2011
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What: project focused on industrial research and experimental
development (up to the moment when a prototype is created and
tested)
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Who can apply: micro, SME and large companies based in Poland
(entrepreneurs can handle projects independently or in cooperation
with scientific establishments)
Innovation development - direct support for Internationalisation
Operational Programme Innovative Economy, Measure 6.1 Passport to
export for SMEs
What:
• preparation of an export plan for a company,
• counselling services regarding analysis of the export potential of an
entrepreneur and his/her qualification to the program,
• search and selection of business partners on the chosen foreign
market,
• participation in a cooperation fairs and trade missions abroad,
• documents necessary to launch products or services on a foreign
market;
Available 81 MEUR, 3 calls for project planned in 2011
PAED system of innovative business support
Service recipients: entrepreneurs
Service providers: 22 centers of the National Innovation Network
Financing: support for the provision of pro-innovative services free of
charge
Scope of pro- innovative services:
• technological audit,
• servicing the process of technology transfer:
 preparation of the offer and inquiry about the technology,
 overview of profiles of providers or recipients of the technology,
 establishment of contact with the provider or recipient of the
technology,
 assistance provided in the implementation of the technology or
during negotiations and contract conclusion between the provider and
recipient of the technology,
 monitoring of the technology implementation or contract
performance,
 other aspects of post-implementation assistance.
Business support institutions in Poland
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24 Technology Parks (17 selected to PAED Technology Parks Bemchmarking
survey) and 21 Technology Parks Initiatives
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20 Technology Incubators
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45 Business Incubators
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90 Technology Transfer Centers
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22 Seed Capital Funds
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8 Business Angels Networks
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317 Business Support Centers
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ab. 50 Clusters (47 selected to PAED Cluster Benchmarking survey) and over
120 clusters initiatives
More on www.pi.gov.pl
Thank you for your attention
Polish Agency for Enterprise Development
81/83 Pańska Street
00-834 Warsaw, Poland
Tel + 48 (22) 432 80 80
Fax + 48 (22) 432 86 20
+ 48 (22) 432 84 04
Infoline: + 48 (22) 432 89 91/92/93
www.parp.gov.pl