1. K O N F E R E N C E Ministerstva průmyslu a obchodu ČR 14. června 2007 Michnův palác, Praha OPERAČNÍ PROGRAM PODNIKÁNÍ A INOVACE Investice do Vaší budoucnosti P R E S S C O N F E R E N C E Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic 4 December 2007 Boscolo Carlo IV, Prague OPERATIONAL PROGRAMME ENTERPRISE AND INNOVATIONS Support for Czech enterprises for the following seven years of the new programming period Ing. Martin Říman Minister of Industry and Trade

2.  a follow-up to the Operational programme Industry and Enterprise (OPIE) for the shortened programming period 2004-2006  implemented through 15 subprogrammes of support, that means 6 content priorities  total allocation from SF in 2007 – 2013 incl. national co- financing amounts to nearly 100 bn CZK  global objective: to increase the competitiveness of the Czech economy and to bring the innovational performance of the sector of industry and services closer to the level of leading industrial European countries until the end of the programming period OPEI 2007 - 2013 Operational programme Enterprise and Innovations (OPEI)

3. Schedule Announced OPEI programmes  from 1 March 2007 (receipt of registration applications from 1 March):  DEVELOPMENT – 1st round of receiving full applications has been finished; expected 2nd call on 1. 10. 2008; round call  MARKETING – receipt of full applications within 1st call will be finished on 31.12., continual, time limited call  from 1 June 2007 (receipt of registration applications from 1 June):  ICT in ENTERPRISES – deadline for the submission of full applications on 29 December  INNOVATIONS – Innovation project – 1st round for the submission of full applications has been finished, expected announcement of 2nd call on 1 May 2008

4. Schedule Announced OPPI programmes  POTENTIAL – deadline for the submission of full applications for 1st call on 31 December  ECO-ENERGY – deadline for the submission of applications on 1 July, full applications from 1 November, deadline for the submission of full applications on 31December  from 1 July 2007 (credit programmes implemented in cooperation with CZMR Bank):  START, PROGRES, GUARANTEE

5. Schedule Expected announcement of other programmes on 2 January 2008  ICT and strategic services – registration of applications from 1 March  REAL ESTATES - registration of applications from 1 March  INNOVATIONS – Patent – registration of applications from 1 June  POTENCIAL (2nd call) – registration of applications from 1 June  TRAINING CENTERS - registration of applications from 1 June Other programmes  PROSPERITY – ongoing pre-notifikation negociations with the EC  COOPERATION – there is still no consensus on an approach for the implementation of the programme, related to the OP VaVpI, possibly it has to be notified

6. Implementation of OPEI  up to now 2674 registration applications received (the demanded funding amounts to more than 20,5 bn CZK)  1158 full project applications (in the amount of 4,7 bn CZK)  MTI assumes, that first decisions about the allocation of subsidies for the programmes of support DEVELOPMENT and MARKETING will be made until the end of 2007  MTI assumes, that in the 1st phase of the calls there will be funding in the total amount of 5,6 bn CZK Current situation with OPEI:

7. OPIE 2004 - 2006 Operational programme Industry and Enterprise (OPIE)  for OPIE the total amount of 347,8 m € (ca. 9,4 bn CZK) incl. national co-financing was appropriated  the total allocation from SF in 2004 – 2006 was 260 852 142€ (ca. 7,5 milliard CZK)  from 31 October 2007 MTI provided subsidies in the amount of 5,057 bn CZK for successful projects, which have been implemented by concrete enterprises  possibility of drawing on funds until 2008!  until the end of 2008 there are 4,3 bn CZK to be payed out in the department of industry and trade

8. Drawings from OPIE

9. You will find up-to-date information on www.mpo.czwww.czechinvest.org green line 800 800 777 Thank you for your attention!