The Government of Poland has selectively targeted certain areas of industry, in particular those which produce and manufacture value added products or services. These also offer the best growth potential and the best prospects for the sustainable development of Poland.
The targeted sectors are:
- internationally traded services, including financial services, call centres, shared services centres, information technology centres,
- electronics,
- automotive,
- biotechnology,
- research and development,
- aviation.
At the beginning of 2006 there were almost 17,000 companies with foreign participation operating in Poland. One third was active in manufacturing, one third operated in trade related activities. There was also strong representation in hotels and restaurants business, transport and storage, construction or financial intermediation.
In all the above-mentioned sectors the world’s top companies are present. Only in 2005 and 2006 Poland became manufacturing hub for LCD screens in Europe. Offshoring sector is growing at a high rate, R&D related activities are popular as well, so human capital in Poland is being discovered and positively assessed. In these sectors companies are engaged in a range of activities from: services in accounting, finance, logistics through networks and software research, engineering systems and automation, pharmaceuticals or computer science in R&D.
In these sectors growth is primarily related to the quality and accessibility of human capital at a competitive price.
