Małopolska. Regional Innovation Valleys

The title is confirmation that Malopolska is consistently implementing the assumptions of the Regional Innovation Strategy and can make an important substantive contribution in cooperation with other regions at the European level. Obtaining the status of the Regional Innovation Valley brings a number of benefits for Małopolska and its residents. First and foremost, it enables and facilitates access to additional European funds which can be allocated for the implementation of projects focusing on the development of technological and social innovation.

Małopolska is one of the most innovative regions in Poland, with highly qualified scientific and research staff and almost 25,000 students of technology and IT. We are one of two Polish regions counted among the so-called medium innovators at the European Union level.  

Here are our strengths:

• highest R&D expenditure in Poland in relation to GDP
• 2nd place in terms of the number of R&D personel
• 3rd place in terms of both submitted inventions and granted patents
• 3rd place in Poland in terms of the number of start-ups
• almost 25,000 students graduate each year from technical and IT faculties
• 800 entities conducting research and development activity - 2nd place in Poland
• 60,000 people employed in IT companies, out of a total of 400,000 in Poland
• fastest supercomputer in Poland - 35 PFLOPS of theoretical computing power
• Kraków Technology Park – one of five accredited innovation centres in Poland and home to one of Poland's two living labs, certified by the European Network of Living Labs
• 3 National Key Clusters out of a total of 20 in Poland