1. 1 Project supported by the European Commission Regional Platform of Malopolska- summary and conclusions Józef Węgrzyn Environment and Rural Developement Department of Malopolska Voivodeship

2. 2 Prezentation plan  Regional Platform of Malopolska  Work-plan (till October 2007)  Next works of the platform  Results of the work: –Regional inventory –Questionnaire – conclusions and recommendations –Project website

3. 3 Malopolska Region – quick resume  20% of Poland’s population within a 100 km distance from 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

4. 4 Regional Platform of Malopolska Regional platform was appointed by Marshal of the Malopolska Voivodeship Composition of the platform Financial institutions/funds –Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, National Economy Bank –Bank Ochrony Środowiska, Environmental protection Bank –Fortis Bank Kraków, Fortis Bank –Krakow branch –Wojewódzki Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej w Krakowie, The Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Kraków Public administration –Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Małopolskiego, Marshal’s Office of the Małopolska Voivodship R&D institutions –Centrum Transferu Technologii Politechniki Krakowskiej, The Technology Transfer Center at the AGH University of Science and Technology –Centrum Transferu Technologii Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej w Krakowie, Technology Transfer Center of the Krakow University of Technology –Instytut Nauk o Środowisku Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, The Institute of Environmental Studies at the Jagiellonian University –Instytut Zaawansowanych Technologii Wytwarzania, The Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Other institutions –Krakowski Park Technologiczny Sp. z o.o, Krakow Technological Park –Małopolska Agencja Energii i Środowiska Sp. z o.o, Malopolska Regional Agency for Energy and Environmental Management –Elektrociepłownia Kraków, Krakow Power Generation Plant

5. 5 Works carried out - till October 2007 Works carried out by regional platform and the institutions involved in the project coordination  Appointment of the regional platform  Meetings: –First meeting – 28.05.2007 – project presentation –Second meeting – 12.07.2007 – presentation of the questionnaire and regional inventory –Third meeting – 24.09.2007 – presentation of the questionnaire results  Studies, documents, other works: –Regional inventory –First Questionnaire – proposals of the instruments –First Questionnaire - results –Website of the project

6. 6 Work-plan – October, November 2007  Second questionnaire – assessment of the existing financial instruments of the CIP programme Document describing the CIP Programme and particulary the financial instruments of the EIP and including two blocks of questions: –Opinion about the existing documents –Barriers of the SME development in Malopolska  Second questionnaire results The results of the questionnaire will be elaborated and prepared by the end of October

7. 7 Results of the work – regional inventory The inventory is a summary document which collects and describes the instruments to support innovation and eco-innovation (with special focus on SME’s) at the regional and national level. The report focuses on financial instruments which, as proved by the discussions of experts from the regional platform of the ECREIN project, are the most efficient methods of implementing innovation in the SME’s sector. Main conclusions of the report: –Eco-innovation and eco-investment – lack of such definitions in main regional and national strategic documents –There are no financial instruments created particularly for SME eco-innovation investments support –The access to financing of eco-innovation is difficult for SME

8. 8 Results of the work – first questionnaire The questionnaire survey was carried out among the experts of the regional platform The results of the survey shows that the opinions of the experts are undifferentiated and homogenous (the experts represents similar environment of business support institutions) All instruments indicated in the survey are equally important for the eco- innovation and eco-investment development (at the specific early stage of Malopolska region „innovativnes” developement) Experts proposed their own propositions (not included in the questionnaire) of the financial and promotion instruments Project team (experts and institutions involved in coordination) chose the following propositions:

9. 9 Instrument’s proposals - 1 InstrumentImplement environmental campaigns and support eco-innovation through local and regional public administration Type of the instrumentuI. Promotion and dissemination Rating of the instrument (quest.)4,26 Target groupSME, local community Managing institutionsMarshal Office of Malopolsla Voivodeship InstrumentMarket building for eco-products and eco-services : Promotion of the environmantal management systems implementation ( eg. ISO 14 000) Promotion of the green procurement Type of the instrumentuI. Promotion and dissemination Rating of the instrument (quest.)Own proposal of the expert Target groupSME Managing institutions--------------------------------

10. 10 Instrument’s proposals - 2 InstrumentPrepare studies diagnosing the condition and describing the technological needs of MSP in Małopolska in terms of environmental technologies Type of the instrumentuII.. Studies, analyses, case studies Rating of the instrument (quest.)4,26 Target groupMalopolska Voivodeship, public administration, bussiness support institutions, SME Managing institutionsMarshal’s office of Malopolska Voivodeship InstrumentEnvironmental technologies internet platform (trade paltform, information exchange forum) Type of the instrumentuIII. Strengthening of the cooperation between institutions Rating of the instrument (quest.)Own proposition of the expert Target groupSME, public administration, bussiness support institutions Managing institutionsMarshal’s Office of Malopolska Voivodeship

11. 11 Instrument’s proposals - 3 InstrumentSimplify the procedures and access to programs supporting SMEs in order to improve their eco-behaviors Type of the instrumentuIV. Instruments pertaining to legislative changes and laws Rating of the instrument (quest.)4,15 Target groupSME, bussiness support institutions Managing institutions-------------------------------------- InstrumentPrepare special financial line for commercial banks to finance eco-innovation Type of the instrumentuV. Financial and economic instruments Rating of the instrument (quest.)2,85 Target groupSME Managing institutionsFinancial institutions

12. 12 Instrument’s proposals - 4 InstrumentA training system regarding eco-innovation and environmental technologies for mangers of the support instruments for such sectors Type of the instrumentuV. Financial and economic instruments Rating of the instrument (quest.)4,11 Target groupSME Managing institutions----------------------- InstrumentPrepare a package of economic incentives for the sector of entrepreneurs e.g. through tax deductibles Type of the instrumentuV. Financial and economic instruments Rating of the instrument (quest.)2,56 Target groupSME Managing institutions------------------------------

13. 13 Instrument’s proposals - 5 InstrumentDevelopement and support of the Regional Business Angel Networks, Regional Seed Capital Funds, Venture Capital Type of the instrumentuV. Financial and economic instruments Rating of the instrument (quest.)Own proposition of the expert Target groupSME Managing institutionsFinancial institutions, bussiness support institutions InstrumentEco-economy regional observatory Type of the instrumentuOther Rating of the instrument (quest.)Own proposal of the expert Target groupSME, public adiministration, business support institutions Managing institutionsMarshal’s Office of Malopolska Voivodeship

14. 14 Website Temporary address: http://www.silvercube.pl/dev/ecrein

15. 15 Contact Environment and Rural Developement Department of Malopolska Voivodeship ul. Racławicka 56 E-mail: aple@malopolska.mw.gov.pl Contact person: Agnieszka Plewińska-Chrzanowska