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Science and Technology
Park Plzeň
Dipl. Ing. Jan Naxera
Regional Development Agency of Pilsen Region
Pilsen Region
Dominant centre of the region – City of Pilsen
Low population density in peripheral parts of the region
Road and rail networks oriented to Pilsen
Good traffic connection to neighbouring regions
Poland
National Park Šumava
Good environment
Karlovy Vary
Praha
Ostrava
Pilsen
Brno
České
Budějovice
Slovakia
Austria
Pilsen Region:
Basic Facts
Area
7561 km2
Number of inhabitants
551 281
 City of Plzeň
165 767
 Pilsen Agglomeration
355 000
GDP per capita
Longterm rate of unemployment
2nd largest in CZ
under 8 %
Economical base
of the Pilsen region
Traditional Industries
Heavy machinery (ŠKODA Plzeň)
Food processing industry (breweries, beverage production)
Industry of building materials – ceramics
New industries – Foreign Direct Investments
High–tech machinery (Daikin)
Electronics and electroengineering (Panasonic)
Automotive industry -components
New investments are export-oriented and participating in
Global Economy
Municipal Industrial Park Bory Fields
45 located companies - 2/3 of total are FDI
Benefits –
• Jobs created – 7,850;
• Private investment - 9,6 billions CZK (320 millions €).
Estimated Benefits – End of 2006:
• Jobs created - about 11,000;
• Private investments - cca 12 billions CZK (400 millions €).
The municipal part of the park is fully occupied by companies
Investors on infrastructure:
• The City of Plzeň - 500 millions CZK (16 millions €);
• Infrastructure providers – 50 millions CZK (1,6 millions €);
• State investment - 76 millions CZK (2,5 millions €);
• Total investment - 626 millions CZK (21 millions €).
MIP Bory Fields: Situation Plan
MIP Borská pole:
From manufacturing to R&D
Technology Centres:
• Mercedes-Benz Engineering – car prototyping
• Panasonic European Laboratories Czech – software
and electronical components development
• Value Engineering Services – automotive industry
components development
Science and Technology Park Plzeň:
• New tool for support of economical development
• Response to challanges in incresing the
competitivness of the City and the Region
STP Plzeň:
Goals of the project
The increase in municipal and regional economical
potential in the field of innovation and R&D
The promotion of deeper university – company
cooperation
Impuls for high added value activities locations
Support of creation of innovative SMEs
STP Plzeň:
The preparation stage
Experience in development management of the
Municipal Industrial Park Borská pole
BIC Plzeň – using know-how in business
incubation and services for innovative SMEs
The international sharing of experience with
neighbouring EU countries – projects in Interreg /
Phare – Upper Austria, Linz (A)
Crossboarder sharing of „best practices“ –
Bavaria, Regensburg (D)
VTP Plzeň: Organisation
New joint stock company „VTP Plzeň, a.s.“
Founders:
• City of Plzeň (95%)
• Pilsen Region ( 5%)
Partners in project:
• The University of West Bohemia
• BIC Plzeň
STP Plzeň: Capacities
The Capacities
Total
1st Stage
(2005-2008)
Area (m2)
40 000
13 200
Volumes of buildings (m3)
61 000
33 000
Space for rent (m2)
8 000
4 700
STP Plzeň - location
STP Plzeň:
Stages of the project
Existing facilities
BIC Plzeň
1st stage
Next stages
STP Plzeň images:
The View from East
STP Plzeň images:
The View from West
STP Plzeň images:
Future exteriors…