Role of the cities in integrated regional development Mrs Dorota Lasocka – Kielce City/Poland Date:

Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 2

Local Support Group– Kielce City

Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 4 Local Action Plan – Kielce City

Sustainable Program of Socio-Economic Development of Kielce Metropolitan Area Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 5 Creation of conditions for sustainable socio-economic development of Kielce Metropolitan Area Overall aim

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 6 Specific objectivesPlanned activities GOAL 1 Stimulating of KMA economics using its existing strengths and potential  Supporting of activities aiming at strengthening of Kielce Trade Fair position and trade services and elaborating ways of benefiting from the existence of KTF for attracting new investors and promoting already existing  Strengthening of the position of KMA as the heart of Polish construction business basing on rich mineral sources  Creation of new business – BPO on the basis of existing potential in human capital (second position of Kielce among regional capital cities), presence of business service organizations, financial institutions and good financial condition of Kielce municipality budget (‘A’ in national rating)

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 7 Specific objectivesPlanned activities GOAL 2 Raising of investment attractiveness of KMA  Adopting new standards of economic promotion  Cooperation of cities authorities with companies and business service organizations  Preparation of developing of investment sites  Supporting of construction of regional airport  Enlarging of Starachowice Special Economic Zone in Kielce and other municipalities of KMA (it exist only in Morawica)  Promotion of entrepreneurship

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 8 Specific objectivesPlanned activities GOAL 3 Enabling transfer from traditional market based on old-fashioned Industry to modern economics  Further development of Kielce Incubator  Further development of Kielce Technological Park  Development of services based on tourism and human capital GOAL 4 Creation of KMA’s image as an livable, attractive area, yet modern and functional  Improving the quality of public space  Elaborating tools or efficient land use and against suburbanisation and degradation of a city and KMA as well as of urban sprawl  Concentration of service, trade, construction function in chosen parts of KMA  Elaborating tools for an efficient public transport system between Kielce and other municipalities of KMA

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 9 citizens of Kielce Metropolitan Area present and future investors on the area of KMA councillors, politicians local authorities, decision makers, municipal officers, city planners stakeholders on national, regional level, local levels – national agencies of promotion and development, national and regional MA, investor consulting companies, experts, etc Target groups

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 10 participatory oriented: - active participation of URBACT Local Support Group as an opinion, recommandation body mostly, yet also body resposible for chosing most effective activities and concrete projects of common interest after elaborating its criteria - task forces as working body experience oriented: using the experience of members of ULSG and task force with a facilitaion of external expert, expertise are prepared by externals if needed knowledge based: ULSG members and task force members are contantly trained least but not last – eperimential learning: concept of new business will be created, if possible new financial tools will be tasted Methodology on project level

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 11 Complementation with other interventions This program is settled in the Strategy for Development of Kielce City for and in existing strategies of municipalities of KMA. It is complementary to: Project ‘Creation and Development of Investor Assistance Centres Network’, Regional Operational Program for Eastern Poland, co-financed with ERDF Project ’Development of Local Transportation System in KMA’, Regional Operational Program for Eastern Poland, co-financed with ERDF Project ‘Economic and Investment Promotion of Swietokrzyski Region basing on the potential of Kielce Fair Trade Center’, Regional Operational Program for Eastern Poland, co-financed with ERDF

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 12 Complementation with other interventions This program is settled in the Strategy for Development of Kielce City for and in existing strategies of municipalities of KMA. It is complementary to: Project ‘Creation and Development of Investor Assistance Centres Network’, Regional Operational Program for Eastern Poland, co-financed with ERDF Project ’Development of Local Transportation System in KMA’, Regional Operational Program for Eastern Poland, co-financed with ERDF Project ‘Economic and Investment Promotion of Swietokrzyski Region basing on the potential of Kielce Fair Trade Center’, Regional Operational Program for Eastern Poland, co-financed with ERDF

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 13 Financing of your pilot project (fundings) Local budgets – own sources mainly from taxes: local and share in national taxes European Regional Development Fund through Regional Operational Program of Swietokrzyski Region, Regional Operational Program for Eastern Poland, Operational Program Innovative Economy European Social Fund through Operational Program Human CapitalPublic-Private Partnership - testing

Local Action Plan – Kielce City Title of presentation I Tuesday, 31 May 2016 I Page 14 Innovative character It is a very innovative program not only in its content but also in the way it has been elaborating. This is the first program ever, which will be prepared for the whole KMA and the first engaging all municipalities in this process. The bases for new business will be developed – BPO, new modern tools for showing investment sites will be created – GIS, new standards of economic promotion will be adopted, new phenomena for KMA – urban sprawl will be explained and understood.