Krakow Technology Parksupporting innovative business

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

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&D1638 mln PLN (in 2013) – expenditure on R&D10,8 % of Poland’s overall employment in the sector

over 100 R&D units

TOP ACADEMIC CENTER

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

71%

13%

13% KTPSPECIAL

ECONOMIC ZONETECHNOLO

GY PARK

SHAREHOLDERS

71%

13%

13%

KRAKOW TECHNOLOGY PARKspecial 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

SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE – main investors

TECHNOLOGY PARK

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

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

www.kpt.krakow.pl

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER/IDEA

BUSINESS SUPPORT

COMPANY DEVELOPMENT

advisory servicesenterpreneurship educationworkshops, hackatons etc.

coachingnetworkingmicro-grantsoffices&coworkingtrainingsliving lab

showroommarketinglabsaccelerators

internationalizationmarket researchtax incentives (SEZ)

INCUBATION GROWTH EXPANSION

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

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.

KTP Seed Funds

Goalaccelerating new innovative start-upsScopeIT and ICTEngineering, nanotechnology, material engineering, electronics, medical equipmentToolstechnological, business and law consulting, company launching support, investment up to €200 000

ACCELERATED STARTUPS

Malopolska IT Park

12 000 sqm of labs, offices, incubator and coworking spaceICT and related sectors: gamedev, smart city, digital entertainment and film industryBusiness, 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

KRAKOW TECHNOLOGY PARK:we set new directions

CLUSTER INNITIATIVES – CREATIVE INDUSTRIES

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

thanks for your attention!Krzysztof Krzysztofiak, KTP