1. ICT sector in Poland
Human capital as a key driver of Polish economy
creative
ICT oriented
sociable
well educated
well
performing in
science

2. ICT sector in Poland
Internet economy in Poland – today
Internet economy share in the economy is moderate:
Nominal value of the Polish ICT market: EUR 20 bn – 4,8% of the
GDP
Business share in Polish internet economy is 67% – 3,2% GDP
8500 ICT companies with total employment of 400 000
Its growth rate is very fast:
•392% - E-commerce as a share of total revenue of companies has
shown a significant increase from 2.8% to 11% in 1999-2009
•30% - ICT sector growth in turnover in 2008-2011
•10% - ICT sector growth in employment in 2008-2011

3. ICT sector in Poland
Internet economy in Poland – tomorrow
Solid foundations for the future:
More than threefold R&D expenditures growth (362%) in the ICT
sector
ICT BERD specialization – 14,4% (as share of total BERD)
High investment in ICT – 14th position among the OECD countries
Forecasts are very optimistic:
EU fastest annual growth 12%
In 2020 ICT market share in GDP: 9.5-13.1%

6. ICT sector in Poland
Types of supported projects
SUPPORT GRANTED PLN m EUR m % share
Investments in enterprises in the area of research and 9 872 2 468 65.3
innovation
Support to R&TD 1 679 420 11.1
Technology transfer and networks of cooperation 1 157 289 7.65
Services and applications for SMEs 848 212 5.61
Other activities increasing SMEs access and use of ICT 501 125 3.31
Advanced support services for enterprises and groups of 494 124 3.27
enterprises
Services and applications for citizens 477 119 3.16
Life-long learning (LLL) development 44 11 0.29
Other activities stimulating research, innovation and 41 10 0.27
entrepreneurship of SMEs
Creation and promotion of innovative, more efficient form of 0.3 0.1 0.002
organization of work
TOTAL 15 117 3 778 100
state of: 2012-12-31

7. ICT sector in Poland
Bridging the death valley of financing ICT projects

9. ICT sector in Poland

10. ICT sector in Poland
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12. Polish Agency for Enterprise
Development
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