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1 dolnośląskie (lower silesia) Total area of the voivodeship km 2 Number of citizens: 2 877,8 thous. - in urban areas 70,1% Population per 1 km persons/km 2 Principal city Wrocław Bigger cities in the Wałbrzych, Legnica, Jelenia Góra, Lubin, voivodeship Głogów Special Economic Zones Legnica SEZ Wałbrzych SEZ Kamienna Góra SEZ Tarnobrzeska SEZ Industrial & Technology Parks Regional Investor Assistance Centre International airport Investment opportunities Lower Silesian Technology Park T-Park Nowa Ruda Industrial Park Bukowice Industrial Park KGHM LETIA Legnica Technology Park Wrocław Medical Science and Technology Park Wrocław Technology Park Bogatynia and Zgorzelec Industrial and Technology Park Polkowice Regional Industrial and Technology Park Lower Silesian Innovation and Science Park Wrocław Wrocław - Strachowice location in the European transport corridor close proximity to the Czech Republic and Germany, close to the cities of Prague, Berlin and Warsaw a well developed electro-mechanical industry great potential in learning and culture (Wrocław takes the third ranking place among scientific and university centers in Poland) a well developed transport infrastructure (road, rail and airport) and also IT - favourable siting of the voivodeship on the main communication routes: motorway A4, international routes: E30 - connecting Germany with Ukraine and E59 connecting ports in Szczecin- Świnoujście with southern Europe, Wrocław - the largest railway junction in Poland servicing passengers and commodities

2 - international Airport: connections with Frankfurt, Munich, London, Copenhagen, Vienna and Berlin - transit-transport along Odra river route connecting Lower Silesia with Baltic seaports - Szczecin- Świnoujście and with the system of inland European waterways a large amount of urban development a great potential for development in tourism and recreation Sectors with huge potential Automotive qualified labour force availability of skilled engineering staff 36 universities on the territory of the voivodeship including Technical schools of a desired profile Wrocław Technical University - is one of the best technical universities in Poland large investments in the automotive sector on the territory of the voivodeship: Toyota, Volvo, Volkswagen, Bosch, GKN, Wabco, Ronal, Autoliv, Faurecia, Zakłady Samochodwe Jelcz S.A., AMM, TBMeca, Sanden, Daicel, NSK Steering System, Voss Automotive, Industrie Maurizio Peruzzo Comfort large investments from the transport sector: Bombardier Transportation, Wagony Świdnica S.A. (Greenbrier Company S.A.) Electro-mechanical network of potential sub-contractors and suppliers: ABB, General Electric, Alstom, Fabryka Aparatury Pomiarowej PAFAL S.A., FAREL, LEGMET, Archimedes S.A. industrial traditions: in the 90's - Lower Silesia was a leader in terms of manufacturing white goods, Polar and Wrozamet - two largest domestic producers of household appliances strategic investors operating in the sector: LG Electronics Whirpool yearly production of refrigerators - 1 mln pieces, dish-washers - 350,000 pieces, Fagor & MCC (owner of Mastercook brand), Elektrolux owner of 3 plants in Poland: Świdnica, Żarów and Siewierz (factory of drum dryers), High-Tech specialized technical universities and scientific centres: Wrocław - the largest R&D centres in Poland, students (each year 21,000 receives MA diploma), large supply of skilled labour: staff with a good knowledge of foreign languages, 17% of graduates of IT faculties come from Wroclaw, high rate of tertiary education level: 7.1% of the inhabitants, 55% of the population has secondary and post-secondary education high rate people with tertiary and vocational education large grouping of IT companies operating in the region: 1/3 of IT software production and services of this sector in the country

3 investors operating in the sector: LG, LG Electronics, Siemens ICM SDC - IT and telecommunication, Teta - carrying out IT projects for business purposes software, Capgemini NearShore Center - software development centre, Winuel, MCI Management traditions resulting from the early technical achievements in the sector: first Polish computers in the 80's Elwro BPO one of the largest academic centers (over 160 thousand students, 24 thousand graduates per year), high percentage of graduates speaking a foreign language, very well equipped IT and ICT infrastructure, 3rd largest BPO center in terms of employment in the sector, large base of office space offers, biggest investors in the BPO sector: IBM, HP, WIPRO, Credit Suisse, KPIT Cummins, Ernst Young, Geoban Irevna, McKinsey, Mphasis, Nokia Siemens Network, QAD, TietoEnator, UPS, Volvo Economic Potential Gross domestic product in 2009 in mln PLN in % per capita Poland Dolnośląskie ,2 109 Gross value added by kind of activity (mln) in 2009 Total Agriculture, hunting and forestry; fishing Industry Construction Trade and repair; hotels and restaurants; transport, storage and Financial and insurance activity; real estate, renting and business activities Other service activities communication Poland Dolnośląskie Average monthly gross wages and salaries (PLN) in 2010 Poland 3 224,13 Dolnośląskie 3 211,80

4 Local job market Economic activity of the population aged 15 and more (2010 average) Economically active persons (in thous.) Activity rate (%) Registered unemployment rate (%) Poland ,8 9,6 Dolnośląskie ,7 11,3 Registered unemployed persons by educational level (in thous.) in 2010 Total Tertiary Vocational General Basic vocational Poland 1954,7 204,7 429,9 213,1 556,2 550,8 Dolnośląskie 150,3 14,3 31,3 14,6 42,9 47,1 Lower secondary, primary and incomplete primary Registered unemployed persons (in thous.) by age in 2010 Total 24 years and less years and more Poland 1954,7 428,3 570,9 358,8 397,2 199,6 Dolnośląskie 150,3 27,1 41,8 26,7 34,3 20,4 Higher education institutions including non-public higher education institutions Higher education institutions in 2010/2011 academic year Schools Non-public schools Students In non-public schools Poland Dolnośląskie Selected higher education institutions Wrocław University (Uniwersytet Wrocławski) selected faculties: biology, biotechnology, chemistry, economics, physics, geology, IT, mathematics, environment protection, law, psychology, sociology, philology (English, Romance, German) Wrocław University of Technology (Politechnika Wrocławska) selected faculties: automation and robotics, mechanical technology, biotechnology, building

5 and construction, electronics and telecommunications, electronics, physics, mining and geology, IT, chemistry, materials engineering, mechanical and machine construction and chemical engineering Wroclaw University of Economics (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny) selected faculties: economics, finance and banking, marketing and management, spatial design, IT and econometrics, production engineering and management Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy) selected faculties: biology, biotechnology, surveying and cartography, spatial design, agriculture, fishing, agriculture and forestry, food technology, veterinary science, animal breeding Wrocław University School of Physical Education (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego) Wrocław Medical University (Akademia Medyczna we Wrocławiu) Witelon University of Applied Sciences in Legnica (Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa) University of Lower Silesia of the Association for the Advancement of Education in Wrocław (Dolnośląska Szkoła Wyższa Edukacji Towarzystwo Wiedzy Powszechnej) Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych) Wrocław College of Humanities (Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna) Selected investors who have invested in the region Firm Sector Location LG Electronics white goods, electronic goods Biskupice Podgórne LG Philips electronic goods Kobierzyce Faurecia automotive Legnica, Wałbrzych Toyota automotive Wałbrzych, Łęg British Oxygen Corporation (BOC Group) chemical industry Brzeg Dolny Daicel Chemical Industry Ltd automotive Żarów Takata Petri automotive Wałbrzych Smiths Group Aerospace aviation Dzierżoniów Bahlsen food processing Stanowice ABB Ltd electronic goods Wrocław Whirpool Europe Srl white goods Wrocław

6 Cadbury food processing Bielany Wrocławskie Volkswagen AG automotive Polkowice Volvo AB automotive Wrocław Denso automotive Wrocław Useful addresses Lower Silesian Marshal s Office (Urząd Marszałkowski Województwa Dolnośląskiego) Wybrzeże Słowackiego12/ Wrocław Tel.: (+48 71) Fax: (+48 71) Lower Silesian Governor s Office (Dolnośląski Urząd Wojewódzki) Pl. Powstańców Warszawy Wrocław Tel.: (+48 71) Fax: (+48 71)