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ECO-INVESTMENT AND ECO-INNOVATION SUPPORT IN MALOPOLSKA REGION Józef Węgrzyn Environment and Rural Areas Developement Department of Malopolska Voivodeship. Project supported by the European Commission. Prezentation plan. Malopolska Region information: National context Scientific centre
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ECO-INVESTMENT AND ECO-INNOVATION SUPPORT IN MALOPOLSKAREGION Józef Węgrzyn Environment and Rural Areas Developement Department of Malopolska Voivodeship Project supported by the European Commission
Prezentation plan • Malopolska Region information: • National context • Scientific centre • Investments location • Infrastructure for innovation • Good examples • The Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management • Activity of Malopolska Regional Agency for Energy and Environmental Management Ltd • Regional situation – problems identified in the regional strategies • How to solve the problem • Support ata teh national level • Support at the regional level • Regional Operational Programme - Malopolska 2007-2013 • Contact
Malopolska Region – national context • 20% of Poland’s population within a 100 kmdistancefrom region’s capital • 5% of Poland’s area • 7,3 % of Poland’s GDP • 8 % of Poland’s FDI • 12,7% of the number of scientists • 10% of the number of students • 9,4% of expenditure on R&D
203 thous. Malopolska Region – scientific and academic centre • 32 universities and colleges • Jagiellonian University – oldest and most prestigious
Malopolska Region - infrastructure for innovation Institutions supporting development of MSP, Innovation and eco-investments in Malopolska: • 10 Development Agencies • 16 Business chambers • 20 Associations of entrepreneurs • 8 Foundations • 14 R&D units • 5 Special economic zones: clusters, technological parks, innovation centres, etc
Good examples Examples of existing instrument for innovation and eco-innovation support at the regional level • The Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management • The regional fund financed from regional and national budget acting on the basis of the act of parliament „Envronment Protection Law” • Activity of Regional Business Angel Network - RESIK • The first regional business angel network created by Malopolska Regional Agency for Energy and Environmental Management ltd in the frame of ESF programme
Good example - The Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management • Main objective of WFOŚiGW is to co-finance investments and other actions to benefit environmental protection in Malopolska Voivodeship. • The projects examined by WFOŚiGW are broken down into investment and non-investment projects” • Investments in 3 areas: water management, waste management and air protection • Non-investment: ecological education, research and development • Beneficiaries: • Communes of Malopolska Region • Entrepreneurs • Other institutions • Ways of financing • Donations • Preferencial loans
Good example- Regional Busines Angel Network • The new network created and managed by Malopolska Regional Agency for Energy and Environmental Management Ltd in march 2007 • The Agency (owned by Malopolska Region and Krakow City) is an institutions supporting development of eco-investments and eco-innovation in Malopolska Region through its activity eg: • Regional Business Angel Network– first in our region network serving as a bridge between private investors and innovative entrepreneurs – www.resik.pl • The network assemble: • Innovative projects – enetrpreuners • Equity investors: business angels, seed capitals • Supporting institutions: innovation centres, clusters, business centres, technology transfer centres
Regional situation – problems identified in the regional strategies Most important regional strategies and programmes: • The Malopolska Region Development Strategy 2007-2013 • The Malopolska Region Innovation Strategy 2007-2013 • The Malopolska Region Environment Protection Programme 2005-2012 defines following main obstacles for innovation and eco-innovation developement: • Lack of coordinated national and regional system of innovative projects financing • Lack of cooperation betweeen businnes support institution, B&R sector and administartion
How to solve the problemNational support for innovation and eco-innovation Support at the national level • Structural funds and national budget • Operational programme “ Innovative Economy” 2007-2013 • Operational programme “Infrastructure and Environment” 2007-2013 • Technological Initiative – Minister of Science and Higher Education Programme • Foundations and funds • Activity of The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management • „Ecofund” foundation • Foundation for Polish Science • Commercial activity • Banks eg. Environmental Protection Bank – preferential terms • National Economy Bank – governmentalprogrammes • Business Angel Networks, Seed Capital Funds, Venture Capital Funds
How to solve the problemRegional support for innovation and eco-innovation Most important financing programmes supporting innovation, eco-innovation and eco-investments: • Structural funds, regional budget • Regional Operational Programme - Malopolska 2007-2013 • Rural Developement Programme • Foundations and funds (regional budget) • The Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management • The District (Poviat ) Environmental Protection Fund • The Commune Environmental Protection Fund • Commercial activity • Banks eg. Environmental Protection Bank, • Activity of Regional Business Angel Network - eg. RESIK • Private financing
Most important regional instrument –Malopolska Regional Operational Programme - 2007-2013 • Regional Operational Programme is an instrument of realization of regional development strategy with use of European Union funds for 2007-2013 • Main objective of MRPO - creation of good environment for economic growth and employment development will be achieved through infrastructural investments and innovation and information society support • Priorities for innovation, eco-innovation and eco-investments in MRPO • Priority 1 – Environment for knowledge society development • Priority 2 – Regional chance economy • Priority 5 – Krakow’s metropolitan territory • Priority 7 – Environmental protection infrastructure
Contact Environment and Rural Areas Developement Department of Malopolska Voivodeship ul. Basztowa 22, 31-156 Kraków Tel. +48 12 63 03 140, fax. +48 12 63 03 141 E-mail klas@malopolska.mw.gov.pl Contact person: Karolina Laszczak