History of Forum
| Sectors of participants | Objectives/main themes/accompanying events | Forum year |
| Construction, metal and machine, wood, textile-clothing and others. | Maintaining the companies of Lower Silesian province to contact with German companies. Information centres were open, where experts gave advice in the area of customs, taxes, legal bases regulations of Polish-German co-operation. | 1995 |
| Construction, metal and machine, wood, textile-clothing and others. | Maintaining the companies of Lower Silesian province opportunities to contact with German companies. | 1996 |
| Metal industry, machine industry, wood industry, paper industry, textilie-clothing industry,chemical industry, food industry, construction, mining and the mining industry. |
There were presented: 1.Opportunities for investment in Special Economic Zone in Kamienna Góra, 2.Forthcoming changes in Polish Custom Law, 3.The experience of German entrepreneurs in Poland |
1997 |
| Metal and machine industry, wood industry, paper industry, textile-clothing industry, food industry and construction. Additionally, 4 German adviser- consulting firms and 2 representations of Saxony and Brandenburg regions participated in the Forum. | Presentation of Special Economic Zone for Small Business, there was presented the film Jeleniogórska Network of Tourist information, two lectures took place, the first one was about Polish-German problems of economic co-operation (TWG), the second one was about German investments in Poland (PAZ). Co-operation discussions were the most important point of Forum. | 1998 |
| Metal, machine, food, clothing, constructio, textile industry, trade , chemical, bakery, confectionery, economic consultancy, telecommunication, wood, ceramics, carpentering, banking, services, advertisment, architecture and electrical. | The most important point of Forum was the Co-operating Exchange Forum where companies introduced their offers and could communicate directly. There were given speeches on the themes according to institutional support of German investors in Poland (TWG), Regulations of functioning the programme CROSS BORDER PHARE (UMWD) and Benefits for companies investing in SSEMP in Kamienna Góra. | 1999 |
| Metal and machine industry, wood, textile and clothing, food, construction and business related institutions supporting development of enterprises. | The main objective was to make the opportunity for companies covering the areas of the border of Lower Silesian region to contact with German companies. The co-operation exchange forum was the most important point of Forum, where the issues related to Government policy were discussed (Mg) and local Government of Lower Silesia in the area of development and supporting of MŚP, and also issues of present condition of Polish-German economic co-operation (PNTWG) and benefits of investment in SSEMP in Kamienna Góra | 2000 |
| Sectors: metal and machine, textile and clothing, wood and furniture, construction and others. |
There were presented the following subjects: -Polish German economic relations - the condition and new trends in the development (TWG) -Practical suggestions for companies in co-operation with each other -'Risk management in the field of business activities relationships" (IHK Dresden) The main point was the co-operating exchange forum, that means direct contacts between entrepreneurs according to the established schedule of meetings. |
2001 |
| Sectors: metal and machine, electro-machine, textile -clothing, wood and paper, furniture and construction, consultancy firms, and trade brokers. | The objective was to make opportunities for companies in the areas of Lower Silesian province to direct contacts with German border regions. The main point was the co-operating exchange forum which contained billateral meetings in terms of the established schedule of discussions. During the seminar there was given speches on the subject: Polish-German economic relations, assistance programmes in terms of co-operation and support programmes for MSP. The participants could use the information centres, where experts gave detailed advice concerning customs and transport legislation, tax and finance system legislation, legas bases for the Polish-German economic co-operation. Business related institutions -partners of Forum and SSEMP, WCTT,ETB<ER Neisse were presented in the forms of thematic tables. | 2002 |
| Sectors: metal and machine, electro-machine, automative, and vehiclles, electrical, energetic, renewable energy, ground and underground construction, mining and quarrying, wood, touristic and consulting firms and trade brokers. | The themes of papers during the Forum: Polish German economic relationships (TWG), practical suggestions of co-operation (TWG0 and National and European Union Supporting Programmes for SME ( (PARP). Consultation centres were conducted - law, customs, finnance and tax, and theme tables - IOB, banks, etc. | 2003 |
| Sectors: wood,metal and machine, productive, electrical, transport, mining and quarying, law, construction, automative and vehicles, plastics, tax, economic and law consultancy. | There were introduced presentations of four Polish and German companies. The most important point of Forum was thr co-operating exchange Forum. The companies were able to select individual partners to discuss through the Internet page.Consultation centres were conducted - llegislation, customs, finance and tax and theme tables -IOB, banks, etc. | |
| Sectors: metal and machine, electro-machine, electr0-technological, electrical, energetic, renewable energy, ground and underground construction, mining and quarrying, wood, the Information technology and telecommunication, environmental protection and consulting firms, trade brokers. |
The essential part was the Co-operating Exchange Forum, which contained direct discussions between entrepreneurs. It was preceded by the speech given in the seminar on: -Practical suggestions for the activity of Polish and German companies in the single European Market (TWG)' -' Instruments for supporting business development - national UE and supporting programmes for M SP ' (PARP)-Polish-German economic relationships in terms of condition of Europen integration and globalization of world economy (AE Wrocław) Consultation centres were conducted-law, customs , finance and tax and thematic tables-IOB banks, etc. |
2004 |
| Sectors: metal and electro automative industry and electrical, energetic, renewable energy, ground and underground construction, mining and quarrying, wood. |
The essentail part was the Exchange Co-operating Forum, where entrepreneurs communicated with each other. They presented the following papers: -'Making over border network co-operation of machines and metal in Poland, Germany and the Czech Republic (TGZ Bautzen) German-Polish co-operation with the use of subsidy from National fund on the base of innovative projects in the terms of new technologies and products R24 R29Support of the new technologies transfer for firms (WCTT PW) Consultation centres were conducted - legislation, customs, finnance and tax, and theme tables - IOB, banks, etc |
2005 |
| Sectors: metal, construction, locksmith, machine, production, welding, energetic, renewable energy, welding, technological, Information technology, sculpture. telecommunication, productive, transport, trade, tax consultancy, automative. | The main objectives of Forum was the support of Polish firms in business communictaions with German companies, promotion of innovating solutions and technology transfer. In the seminar part of Forum there were presentations of partners of Forum and presentations of the actions to promote SME. | 2006 |
| Sectors: metal, construction, locksmith, machine, welding, energetic, renewable energy, Information technology, telecommunication, automative. | The main objective of Forum was the support of Polish companies in business communications with German firms, so the Co-operating Exchange Forum was useful In the seminar part of Forum there were presentations of 4 German firms and Polish firm IOB.R14 | 2007 |
| Sectors: construction, plastics, metal, machine, wood, mining and quarrying, renewable energy, electrotechnical | The objective of Forum was to popularize and promote the idea of innovation, exchange knowledge , enhance potencial of human resources, increase the awarness of entrepreneurs professionalism, public sector employees, business related institutions in the field of innovation and technology transfer. | 2008 |
| Sectors: metal and machine, electronic, electrical, energetic, renewable energy, construction,wood, mining and quarrying, Information technology and environmental protection. | The Czech Republic participated in Forum for the first time. The main theme of Forum was : 5 years together in the European Union. The objectives was to popularize and promote the idea of innovation, exhange knowledge, enhance potencial of human resources, increase the awareness of entrepreneurs professionalism, public sector employees, business related institutions in the field of innovation and technology transfer. Forum system of application and arranging meetings were made and used for the first time. | 2009 |
| Sectors: metal and machine, electronic, electrical, energetic, renewable energy, construction,wood, mining and quarrying, Information technology and environmental protection. New sectors: environmental technologies , renewable energy and biogas. | The objective of Forum was to popularize and promote the idea of innovation, exchange knowledge , enhance potencial of human resources, increase the awarness of entrepreneurs professionalism, public sector employees, business related institutions in the field of innovation and technology transfer. The main theme : environmental technologies, renewable energy, biogas installations. | 2010 |
| Construction and renovation, machine, production, metal, energetic and row materials, welding, plastics, transport, wood. New sectors: environmental protection and commodity sector, renewable energy (biogas) |
The main theme of Forum: 'Polish-German energy management: common networks, common market - Dreberis GmbH 'Co-operation project 'Umwelt- Pl;11;-renewable energy and waste management.-Saxon Economy GmbH The use of renewable energy in the area of Czech Republic- Czech Biomass Association |
2011 |
| Productive: business and tax investment consultancy, plastics, energetic, metal, lighting , constructive, Information technology, sales, mechanical, technological, construction, logistics and mining, environmental protection, welding, metal, eclogical, wood, automative, chemical, steel, cement industry, automative, engineering geology, recycling of electronic and electrical waste. |
Objectives: 1.Rainforcing of economic potential of Polish -Czech border. R212. Promotion of regional products through activation of local craft. 3.Activation of competitions of Polish-Czech enterprises through the co-operation and knowledge transfer. The main theme of Forum: 'Technology for railway' |
2012 |
| Sectors: electronic, machine, metal, construction and renovation, information technology, logistics, plastics, lightning, wood, fuel, transport, welding, medical, productive, technological, rubber, heating, mechanical- constructive, ecological, energetic, recycling of raw materials, mining. |
Objectives: 2. Building up contacts in the area of the Co-operation Exchange Forum |
2013 |
| The target group of 21 Forum are SME of the following sectors: IT, new materials, logistics, metal and machine, electronic, electrical, energetic, renewable energy, construction, the Information technology and industrial automatics, wood, plastics, sub-suppliers for the industry, environmental protection. | The theme of this year Forum is - the use of the Information technology IT in all sectors of economy to point the new entrepreneurs new ways of economic co-operation. | 2014 |