Krakow Technology Park (KTP) fosters innovative business in the Malopolska region, providing a hub for over 200 companies and creating more than 20,000 jobs since its establishment in 1997. The park supports research and development across various high-tech sectors, including IT and engineering, through initiatives like technology transfer, business development services, and funding for startups. Additionally, KTP promotes collaboration in the creative industries, particularly in film and digital entertainment, through various clusters and events.

1. Krakow Technology Park
supporting innovative business

2. MAŁOPOLSKA REGION
• Location:within maximum 2 hours of flight to other
Western European cities from Krakow Airport
• crossroad of main road axes: Nord – South , East- West
• Quick and easy access to Western and Eastern Europe by
motorway A4

3. 32 colleges and universities (22 in Kraków)
over 200K students over 54K graduates
• economic and administrative - 24,5%
• social studies and humanities – 20,3%
• medical studies – 5,9%
• engineering and technical – 8,3%
• IT and computer science – 3,1%
2nd place in Poland in R&D
1638 mln PLN (in 2013) – expenditure on R&D
10,8 % of Poland’s overall employment in the sector
over 100 R&D units
TOP ACADEMIC CENTER

4. Life science
Balanced energy
ICT
Chemical industry
Manufacture of basic metals and metal products
Electrical and mechanical engineering
Creative and leisure industry
SMART SPECIALIZATIONS
IN MALOPOLSKA

5. 71%
13%
13%
KTP
SPECIAL
ECONOMIC
ZONE
TECHNOLOGY
PARK

6. SHAREHOLDERS
71%
13%
13%

7. KRAKOW TECHNOLOGY PARK
special economic zone
• Established in 1997 by 3 universities and
administration
• operation until the end of 2026; total area
of 707ha
• Public aid for investors more than 200
companies
• Over 600 mln Euro investment outlays
• More than 20.000 jobs created
• KPT manages Special Economic Zone in
South Poland

8. SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE – main investors

9. TECHNOLOGY PARK

10. KRAKOW TECHNOLOGY PARK
• most modern IT park in Poland
• 15 years on the market
• Accelerator for over 60 start-ups
• 2 buildings owned by KTP (16K sqm)
• Office buildings over 120K sqm
• Organiser of Digital Dragons Festival

11. www.kpt.krakow.pl
MANAGING A PORTFOLIO OF SERVICES
» Technology transfer from the academia: the main mission of
the parks, related to institutions of higher education
» Establishing new, innovative businesses and jobs in high-tech
sectors: incubators, training services, financial instruments
» Research and development facilities: R&D services
characteristic of cluster operation
» Changing the structure of local economy by attracting a strategic
investor from the high-tech sectors; combined with tax incentives
and (optional) grants, provision of appropriate infrastructure,
access to qualified and skilled human resources

12. www.kpt.krakow.pl
TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER/IDEA
BUSINESS SUPPORT
COMPANY DEVELOPMENT
advisory services
enterpreneurship education
workshops, hackatons etc.
coaching
networking
micro-grants
offices&coworking
trainings
living lab
showroom
marketing
labs
accelerators
internationalization
market research
tax incentives (SEZ)
INCUBATION GROWTH EXPANSION
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

13. TECHNOLOGY INCUBATOR
Focus on ICT sector.
Spreading the spirit of entrepreneurship
and promotion of the idea of
commercialisation of modern
technologies, building favourable
conditions for the creation,
development, and implementation of
innovative projects and enterprises, and
helping young people with new business
ideas by supporting innovative start-ups
in the early phases of their market life.

14. KTP Seed Funds
Goal
accelerating new innovative start-ups
Scope
IT and ICT
Engineering, nanotechnology, material engineering, electronics,
medical equipment
Tools
technological, business and law consulting, company launching
support, investment up to €200 000

15. ACCELERATED STARTUPS

16. Malopolska IT Park
12 000 sqm of labs, offices, incubator and coworking space
ICT and related sectors: gamedev, smart city, digital entertainment and film industry
Business, science and public sector cooperation
KTP clusters hub
Data Center (cloud services) & RenderFarm
MultimediaLab, incl. mocap, greenscreen etc.
Equipment rental: R&D, testing, prototyping
investment of €33M, max. 85% EU funded

19. KRAKOW TECHNOLOGY PARK:
we set new directions

20. CLUSTER INNITIATIVES – CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

21. KRAKOW FILM CLUSTER
• Krakow Film Cluster is an association of companies and individuals
operating in the Małopolska region film industry. It is also
a platform for exchanging information, promotional, education and
innovation actions.
• The Cluster’s range of services covers all stages of film production.
Collaboration with the Cluster enables effective execution of films in
Małopolska.
• Its service offer is addressed towards foreign producers and Polish ones
from outside the region. The Cluster is a production conglomerate
which, is able to execute any film project in the south of Poland.

22. DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CLUSTER
• Established in 2013 in Kraków
• Currently associates 28 entities
• Area of operation-Poland
• Bringing together the game developers
and their collaborators
• Promotion of the gaming industry in
Poland and abroad
• Enhancing cooperation between the
industry and scientific institutions as
well as between the companies

23. POLISH GAMES INDUSTRY
• 150 game developer studios producing
about 100 games per year
• Triple-A developers including:
CD Projekt RED, Techland, CI Games
• Blockbusters including:
The Witcher, Dying Light, The Vanishing
of Ethan Carter
• Top mobile developers:
11 bit studios, Vivid Games, iDreams
• Top casual games developers: Artifex
Mundi, Ganymede, Ten Square Games

24. DIGITAL DRAGONS
• upcoming event 16-17 May 2016
• in 2015 we gathered over 1100
participants
• over 470 developers from 27 countries
• 58 lectures given by 92 speakers
• most recognizable faces in the industry
• worldwide publishers
• 60 indie projects
• award show
• Polish and international industry and
business media

25. TECHNOLOGY PARK: SUCCESS FACTORS
• Proximity of an institution of higher education actively involved
in academic business.
• Favourable local spirit of entrepreneurship in the business –
academia – administration triangle.
• Professionalism and competencies of the park’s management.
• Access to risk financing instruments.
• High standard of transport and technical infrastructure.
• Access to business support services.
• Selection of tenants fostering synergy between them.
• Development of active collaboration networks, cluster building.
• Technology incubator in the park’s structure.
• Building a positive image of the park that enhances its
attractiveness.

26. DILLEMAS
(EU) projects vs. instutution (team, offer and services)
project based financing vs. earmarked subsidies
smart specialisation vs. open attitiude
incubation vs. acceleration
science2business technology transfer
vs. business in-house R&D potential

27. thanks for your attention!
Krzysztof Krzysztofiak, KTP