1. Country Development Strategy on duty of Information Society on the post and pre-accession stage Monika Walczak I Secretary Department of the European Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland

2. Monika Walczak ISSS/LORIS 2007 /Local and Regional Information Society/2 EU Enlargement 2004: 10 new member states /incl. Poland/ 2007: Bulgaria and Romania Candidate countries: Croatia and Turkey Potential candidate countries: other Western Balkan states, Eastern European countries.

3. Monika Walczak ISSS/LORIS 2007 /Local and Regional Information Society/3 Support levels for the Accession of Balkans countries DateCroatiaMacedoniaBosnia&H. Serbia &Mo. AlbaniaTurkey 04/2006 706361605951 11/2005 705755 4842 06/2005 746362615654

4. Monika Walczak ISSS/LORIS 2007 /Local and Regional Information Society/4 Transitional arrangements for new members ‘Transitional arrangements’ as an exclusion from full participation in certain policies for a number of years; In the interest of the old members or a new members?

5. Monika Walczak ISSS/LORIS 2007 /Local and Regional Information Society/5 COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY /case of Poland/ EXTERNAL SOURCES: European Regional Development Fund European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development others INTERNAL SOURCES: National budget Municipality & Rural PPP

6. Monika Walczak ISSS/LORIS 2007 /Local and Regional Information Society/6 EU Financial Assistance Post-accession assistance: EDIS /Extended Decentralized Implementation System/ Transition Facility Pre-accession assistance: IPA /Instrument for pre-accession assistance/

7. Monika Walczak ISSS/LORIS 2007 /Local and Regional Information Society/7 Components of IPA Cross border co-operation; Regional development; Transition assistance and institutional building; Rural development; Human resources development.

8. Monika Walczak ISSS/LORIS 2007 /Local and Regional Information Society/8 Implementing the renewed Lisbon strategy /Polish National Reform Programme/ In order to boost R&D and innovation, pursue the reform of the public research sector and introduce policies to better attract and maximize the benefits of medium and high- tech foreign direct investment; Increasing the quantity and quality of R&D

9. Monika Walczak ISSS/LORIS 2007 /Local and Regional Information Society/9 What measures Poland proposes? More comprehensive strategy for attracting foreign direct investment in medium and high-tech industries; Reform of public procurement rules to stimulate innovative products and services; Pilot projects on clusters and technology start-ups to introduce on a much larger scale; Law amendments and tax exemption.