MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT P O L A N D

1. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTP O L A N D The European Regions as a Field of Path Dependency and Path Creation Panel IV Conference on „The Future of European Regions” Warsaw, June 2, 2007

2. Path Dependency Regional development can be characterized, among other things, by: petrification imitation extensiveness

3. Path Creation But regional development can also signify: innovations strategy humancapital risk

4. Influential opinions “The youth of former Eastern bloc countries can play a key role in this transformation. The young people here can be the new blood, the new vitality for Europe that can help bridge the European and the American Dream and provide Europe with fresh, new energy ...” „Globalization has brought enormous benefits to some countries." „I am a great cheer for globalization when it is managed well." „The huge difference being that talent is a FLOW, not a stock. The places that win this global competition of talent will be the ones that realize that talent moves.” Jeremy Rifkin Joseph Stiglitz Richard Florida

5. EU competitive position (need for renewed Lisbon Strategy) Source: International Monetary Funds, „World Economic Outlook. Spillovers and Cycles in the Global Economy”, April 2007

6. Determinants and „soft” conditions of regional development • Human capital • education system • talents • entrepreneurship • migration • Socio-economic situation • level of development • productive capacity • development potential • Institutional • regulatory • decision-making Regions • Global • economic competition • economic interdependencies • economic trends • Programming • strategic • operational

7. Socio-economic situationgeneral perspective GDP per capita UE-27 = 100PL = 53.4% (2006)PL max = 76.8% (2004)PL min = 35.2%PL = 66% EU-25 (2015) Unemployment (2006) EU-27 = 7.9% PL = 13.8%EU max = 13.8% EU min = 3,9%PL max = 23.7% PL min = 11.9% EU financing 2007-2015 67.3 billion euro (NSRF)+ 13.2 billion euro (development of rural areas) + 5 billion euro (other) (+ PL’s contribution - 23 billion euro) GERD/GDP (2005) EU-27 = 1.84% PL = 0.57%EU max = 3.86% (Sweden)EU min = 0.4% (Cyprus) Exports per capita EU-25 = 6500 euro (2004) PL = 1600 euroEU max = 28800 euro (Luxembourg)EU min = 1000 euro (Cyprus)

8. Socio-economic situationpolicy perspective (path creation) • Competitiveness and innovativeness • Education and human capital • Civil society • Development of information society Other selected elements of vision (technical and social infrastructure, employment growth, efficient public administration system, knowledge-based economy, sustainable development) However, due to the current condition of technical infrastructure and membership obligations, 41.5% of combined the allocation from the structural funds and The Cohesion Fund will be earmarked for infrastructure and environmental protection, constituting an obstacle for „path creation”

9. Global impulses Migrationand demographics pressures Global competition Energy and environmental challenges Lisbon Strategy Role of democracy human rights and civil society International security and regional conflicts Transnational informationaland cultural flowsand diffusion Regions

10. National Development Strategy2007 - 2015 MAIN OBJECTIVE: To improve the standards and the quality of life of Poland’s residents: individual citizens and their families PRIORITIES 1. Improvement of competitiveness and innovativeness of the economy 2. Improvement of the shape of technical and social infrastructure 3. Increase of employment and improvement of its quality 4. Building an integrated social community and its security 5. Development of rural areas 6. Regional development and improvement of territorial cohesion

11. Programing conditions(New approach, advanced elements) NSRF 2007 - 2013 + OP, ROP NDS 2007 - 2015 Systemic formula of goal and selected priorities Comprehensive diagnosis + SWOT Decentralisation of implementation to regions Role of the system of indicators Dialogue and social partnership in the preparation and implementation of strategic documents Sources of financing Role of regulatory and institutional instruments Environmental requirements Monitoring system Strengthening of realization due to the Act on the Principles of Development Policy

12. NDS - Strategy’s Implementation System monitoringand reporting Actualization every 4 years NDS NSRF and attendant Operational Programmes,other programmes Voivodships’ Development Strategies and attendant Regional Operational Programmes Sectoral Strategies and attendant Operational Programmes Law on the Principles of Development Policy (of December 6, 2006)

13. Institutional conditions • Law on the Principles of Development Policy • part of governmental decision - making process • reference to Regulation 1083/2006 EC • adjustment of regional strategies • cooperation on ROP and OP • Other elements of „good governance” • regulatory impact assessment • environmental impact • „better regulations” • e-government • other laws and reforms • Role of the Ministry of Regional Development • regulatory and institutional instruments • programming instruments • coordination instruments • cohesion and synergy of operations

14. MINISTRY OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTP O L A N D Thank you for attention Ministry of Regional Developmentul. Wspólna 2/4www.mrr.gov.plstrategia@mrr.gov.pl