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The LookOut project is a network for cooperation between the IT industry in the German capital region and the Polish IT centers in Kraków, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wrocław.
Searching for and finding new business contacts across the national border: new growth opportunities are opening up for companies from the capital region and Poland through trust-based, cross-border business.
As part of the project, numerous measures were taken to promote cooperation with Polish partners. The focus was on finding solutions for developing and testing applications in cooperation. In addition, the concept of a Polish branch was considered in order to be geographically closer to potential partners and to implement European projects, particularly within the framework of EU funding programs. Another aim was to gain Polish partners and customers for IT products and to intensify contact with Polish groups and large industrial companies. The possibility of offshoring, nearshoring, onshoring and outsourcing in Poland was also taken into account. Start-ups received targeted support in their search for financing rounds from Polish funds, as well as in presenting themselves as speakers at conferences and meet-ups in Poland.
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The LookOut project is a network for cooperation between the IT industry in the German capital region and the Polish IT centers in Kraków, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wrocław.
Searching for and finding new business contacts across the national border: new growth opportunities are opening up for companies from the capital region and Poland through trust-based, cross-border business.
As part of the project, numerous measures were taken to promote cooperation with Polish partners. The focus was on finding solutions for developing and testing applications in cooperation. In addition, the concept of a Polish branch was considered in order to be geographically closer to potential partners and to implement European projects, particularly within the framework of EU funding programs. Another aim was to gain Polish partners and customers for IT products and to intensify contact with Polish groups and large industrial companies. The possibility of offshoring, nearshoring, onshoring and outsourcing in Poland was also taken into account. Start-ups received targeted support in their search for financing rounds from Polish funds, as well as in presenting themselves as speakers at conferences and meet-ups in Poland.
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Companies benefit from LOOKOUT:
- Promoting innovative technologies by developing international cooperation in the IT&ICT sector between
- Berlin/Brandenburg and the Polish regions of Kraków, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wrocław.
- Cooperation projects benefit from the advantages of geographical proximity and the existing economic and infrastructural links between Berlin and Poland.
- Strengthening the competitiveness of the German and Polish IT&ICT industry on the global market by analyzing production costs, market similarities, quality of products and services.
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Companies benefit from LOOKOUT:
- Promoting innovative technologies by developing international cooperation in the IT&ICT sector between
- Berlin/Brandenburg and the Polish regions of Kraków, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wrocław.
- Cooperation projects benefit from the advantages of geographical proximity and the existing economic and infrastructural links between Berlin and Poland.
- Strengthening the competitiveness of the German and Polish IT&ICT industry on the global market by analyzing production costs, market similarities, quality of products and services.
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Goals of the network:
- Long-term and sustainable cooperation with individual regions of Poland
- Development of bilateral complementary business contacts
- Support in the search for local strategic partners for a possible market expansion or foreign investment (in Berlin for the Polish companies, in the Polish cities for the Berlin companies)
- Assistance for start-ups from the respective regions with foreign market entry / financing and finding investors
- Effective communication in the areas of know-how transfer, knowledge exchange, supplementing the portfolio of products and services
- Development of joint projects in the following areas: Design and development of products and services, investments and development of financing sources, application of technological innovations and support of research and development activities
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Goals of the network:
- Long-term and sustainable cooperation with individual regions of Poland
- Development of bilateral complementary business contacts
- Support in the search for local strategic partners for a possible market expansion or foreign investment (in Berlin for the Polish companies, in the Polish cities for the Berlin companies)
- Assistance for start-ups from the respective regions with foreign market entry / financing and finding investors
- Effective communication in the areas of know-how transfer, knowledge exchange, supplementing the portfolio of products and services
- Development of joint projects in the following areas: Design and development of products and services, investments and development of financing sources, application of technological innovations and support of research and development activities
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The IT/ICT sector in Poland - that speaks for a partnership with Poland:
- Poland is Berlin's second most important trading partner after the USA
- In 2018, the gross domestic product in Poland is estimated to be around 614.2 billion US dollars.
- Largest sales market among the Central European countries
- The Polish IT sector is one of the most dynamic in our region of Europe
You can find more information on the Polish economy here.
Poland's IT sector has grown by around 4 percent per year in the last three years. Research companies and experts estimate that by 2020 the IT market in Poland will be worth around 6 billion dollars.
Data on the Polish ICT sector and development prospects up to 2025 can be found in the report published by the Polish Ministry of Economic Development in February 2017 [excerpt from the report]:
- The ICT sector in Poland employs 430,000 people
- The ICT sector accounts for around 8% of GDP
- The number of companies grew by 24.5% (2011 to 2014)
- The number of employees is growing by around 6% per year
- IT services, especially telecommunications, generate the highest revenues in the sector
- IT service companies with Polish employees in product development have the largest export share
Corporate giants were the first to invest in ITO (Information Technology Outsourcing) centers in Poland, including companies such as: Luxoft, Tieto, BLStream, Sii, C & F, HP - In 2018, up to 240,000 people are expected to work in the Polish BPO, ITO and R&D centers
- The ICT sector is more innovative than other sectors of the Polish economy and invests more heavily in research and development
Polish industry specialties include customized software development, outsourcing services and the development of computer games
This data shows that the IT sector in Poland is developing very quickly. Companies are innovative and are increasingly seeking growth through internationalization.
Demand for IT solutions has also been growing in Poland since 2017. Turnover in the domestic IT sector reached almost 7.3 billion euros in 2017. The country is seeking cooperation with neighboring countries such as Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in order to jointly strengthen its position on the market. The "Start in Poland" program, initiated in 2016, aims to motivate innovative young entrepreneurs to set up companies in Poland.
You can find more information on this topic in the report by Germany Trade & Invest.
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The IT/ICT sector in Poland - that speaks for a partnership with Poland:
- Poland is Berlin's second most important trading partner after the USA
- In 2018, the gross domestic product in Poland is estimated to be around 614.2 billion US dollars.
- Largest sales market among the Central European countries
- The Polish IT sector is one of the most dynamic in our region of Europe
You can find more information on the Polish economy here.
Poland's IT sector has grown by around 4 percent per year in the last three years. Research companies and experts estimate that by 2020 the IT market in Poland will be worth around 6 billion dollars.
Data on the Polish ICT sector and development prospects up to 2025 can be found in the report published by the Polish Ministry of Economic Development in February 2017 [excerpt from the report]:
- The ICT sector in Poland employs 430,000 people
- The ICT sector accounts for around 8% of GDP
- The number of companies grew by 24.5% (2011 to 2014)
- The number of employees is growing by around 6% per year
- IT services, especially telecommunications, generate the highest revenues in the sector
- IT service companies with Polish employees in product development have the largest export share
Corporate giants were the first to invest in ITO (Information Technology Outsourcing) centers in Poland, including companies such as: Luxoft, Tieto, BLStream, Sii, C & F, HP - In 2018, up to 240,000 people are expected to work in the Polish BPO, ITO and R&D centers
- The ICT sector is more innovative than other sectors of the Polish economy and invests more heavily in research and development
Polish industry specialties include customized software development, outsourcing services and the development of computer games
This data shows that the IT sector in Poland is developing very quickly. Companies are innovative and are increasingly seeking growth through internationalization.
Demand for IT solutions has also been growing in Poland since 2017. Turnover in the domestic IT sector reached almost 7.3 billion euros in 2017. The country is seeking cooperation with neighboring countries such as Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in order to jointly strengthen its position on the market. The "Start in Poland" program, initiated in 2016, aims to motivate innovative young entrepreneurs to set up companies in Poland.
You can find more information on this topic in the report by Germany Trade & Invest.