Krakow Technology Park

Krakow Technology Park (KTP) is a responsible for managing the technology park and special economic zone. Its mission is to support innovative technology oriented businesses at all stages of development from start-ups to SMEs and large enterprises offering them a variety of services. Companies may benefit from office space, advisory services and trainings in business management, product and service development, new technology trends, IPR etc. Having access to know-how on living lab methodology and also knowing the problems, challenges and constraints that start-ups face during the product and/or service development phase, KTP created a new service to support companies - Krakow Living Lab. Krakow Living Lab is a platform for testing products/ services in the conditions in which they are actually used, that is within the city tissue composed of streets, squares, parks, municipal transport, etc.

Krakow Technology Park is one of the key actors in co-creating and implementing the Regional Innovation Strategy and promoting smart specialization and user-driven innovation approaches in the region. It was established in 1997 as the joint initiative of city authorities, Malopolska regional authorities and Krakow’s three largest universities: Krakow University of Technology, AGH University of Science and Technology and the Jagiellonian University.

KTP is member of: International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation, European Business and Innovation Centres Network, European Network of Living Labs, Business and Innovation Centers Association in Poland, The Cracow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 3 regional clusters: Digital Entertainment, The Krakow Film, MakeIT.