SOOIPP : The Polish Business and Innovation Centers Association experience for the development at international level

1. European innovation funding in
support of trans-national
cooperation
Dr. Aleksander Bakowski
Polish Business and Innovation Centres
Association

2. Polish Innovation & Business Centres
Association
Polish Innovation & Business Centreswas established
in 24th October 1992
• In PBICA there act over 200 individual members and supporting members,
which are represant innovation and enterpreneurship centres as well as
other institutions oprerating in the field of enterpreneurship promotion and
regional development,
• Nowadays, the Association has over 180 active normal members
(chairman, directors and employees of centres of innovation and
enterpreneurship, representatives of scientific circle and local, regional and
governmental administration
• At present we have over 50 supportive members which accepts aims and
rules of the Association and regulary meets declared services;
• A Honourable member – actual PIBCA has 9 Honourable members

3. Polish Innovation & Business Centres
Association
PIBCA mission is to support creation and
growth of innovative enterprises and
regions through support to organisers
and managers of innovation centers.

4. Polish Innovation & Business Centres
Association
The main PIBCA objectives are:
1. Improvement of qualifications of organizers and workers of
Innovation and Enterpreneurship Centres and defense of
their interests,
2. Popularization of knowledge and scientific and practical
achievements in the field of organization and functioning of
Innovation and Enterpreneurship Centres;
3. Inspiring the activities aiming at utilization of the unused
buildings for supporiong enterpreneurship,
4. Supporting in creation and promotion networks of Innovation
and Enterpreneurship Centres;
5. Promotion of educational activities and research in the field
of executing statutory objectives of the Association

5. Innovation and Business Centres in Poland

6. Innovation and Business Centres in 2010
735 Innovation and Business Centres in Poland:
• 317 training and consulting centres
• 90 technology transfer centres
• 62 preincubators (academic incubators)
• 45 business incubators
• 20 technology incubators
• 24 (+21) technology parks
• 82 local and regional credit funds
• 54 credit-guarantee funds
• 12 seed capital funds

7. Innovation and Business Centers in Poland

8. Regions with highest and lowest number of IBC
Region No of IBC No of firms/IBC
Silesia 75 2894
Mazovia 65 4334
Wielkopolska 64 2588
Swietokrzyskie 23 2084
Lubuskie 21 2441
Opolskie 16 2055

9. Development trends (2004-2010)
Centre Zear No Area sqm Firms Employm
ent
Preincubator 2004 18 42 60 x
2010 62 198 530 x
Business 2004 53 3 125,4 1018 4813
Incubator 2010 45 2 130,9 878 3379
Technology 2004 7 3 828,4 156 783
Incubator 2010 20 4 989,1 336 2128
Technology 2004 8 11,1 ha 101 1961
Park 2010 24 58,4 ha 718 24 737

10. Tenants of technology parks
Type of company No of Employ Area
companies ment
NTBF 72 181 8 387,0
Other SME 492 5592 708 436,7
Strategic investors 20 3522 2 399 165,0
Foreign companies 75 6 719 71 898,9
Research 14 321 1 526,3
BIG Company 39 11 685 2 272 418
Other 26 847 4 998,0
Total 718 9 161 3 189 413,9

11. Forms of Internationalisation
• International patent
• International trade mark
• Sales of products or componets
• Certificates for foreign markets
• Web site .eu .com in English
• Participation in fairs
• Export of services

12. Forms of Internationalisation
• Import of services
• Import of products
• Employment of forein eployees
• Licensing to foreign partner
• Purchase of licence
• RTD cooperation
• Production cooperation

13. Forms of Internationalisation
• Cooperation in markeying and distribution
• Strategic investor, foreign capital
• Branches in other countries
• Joint venture
• Representation offices

14. Forms of Internationalisation
• PARK EAGLES COMPETION
• DATABASE OF COMPANIES LOCATED
IN PARKS, INCUBATORS

15. Aleksander Bąkowski
a.bakowski@sooipp.org.pl
Tel. +48 22 826 25 02 lub 828 74 83 ext. 412
Tel. Kom. +48 695342240