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Voivodships
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The Silesian Voivodeship, located in southern Poland, is one of the most attractive regions in the country for investors. Its greatest asset is its human potential - Silesia is characterized by the highest population and urbanization in the country, which translates into access to a wide market and highly qualified employees with unique competences.
The region has the densest network of motorways and expressways in the country, one of the most dynamically developing regional airports, as well as the Katowice Special Economic Zone (KSEZ), considered to be the best economic zone in Europe. Katowice - the Capital of the Voivodeship - also plays a key role in creating the investment and economic climate of Poland, while being an important business and technological centre. All this makes Silesia, with its innovative economy based on knowledge, technology and sustainable development, whose structure is based on regional smart specializations such as medicine, information technology, energy, green economy and emerging industries, one of the economically strongest regions of the country.
There are over half a million companies operating in the region, whose dynamic development is conducive to the implementation of modern technologies, acquiring new competences and integration with global supply chains. Silesia creates favourable conditions for investment, professional development and establishing business relations. The confirmation of investment and economic attractiveness for both the Voivodeship, the city of Katowice and the Katowice Special Economic Zone are numerous awards granted by fDi Intelligence from the Financial Times group.
A strong scientific background is another pillar of regional advantage. There are 31 Institutes of Higher Education in the region, many of which cooperate with companies in the field of research and technological development. They have experienced staff, interdisciplinary research teams and modern laboratory facilities, which give them the opportunity to create and implement joint programs with domestic and foreign investors.
Map of the Voivodeship against the map of the country
The Voivodships advantages
- The economic heart of Poland - 2nd place in terms of the number of entities of the national economy and 3rd place in terms of the number of companies per 1000 inhabitants.
- A high level of socio-economic development attracting investment.
- Transport accessibility - 13 Capitals within a radius of 1000 km (over 220 million inhabitants).
- Extensive road, rail and airport infrastructure.
- A well-developed warehouse and office real estate market.
- The logistics centre of southern Poland.
- Human potential - 1st place in Poland in terms of population density and urbanization rate, and 2nd place in Poland in terms of population.
- Highly qualified employees with unique competences.
- A wide range of services offered by dozens of Institutes of Higher Education.
- An extensive network of scientific and research units and business environment institutions.
- Katowice and the Upper Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis (GZM) are one of the 5 key centres of modern business services in Poland.
- Numerous distinctions and awards in prestigious rankings of investment attractiveness (among others, the fDi Intelligence ranking entitled European Cities and Regions of the Future 2025; 4th place in the Cost Effectiveness category; 7th place in the category of Openness to Business; 8th place in the Foreign Investment Attraction Strategy category).
- Katowice Special Economic Zone - one of the best economic zones in the world.
High-opportunity sectors
- Automotive
- Logistics
- Smart specializations of the region:
- Energy
- Medicine
- Technology
- Green economy
- Emerging industries
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