Military academy and Bemowo municipality to launch technology park

The Military Technical Academy (WAT) will on June 21 sign an agreement with the Warsaw Bemowo municipality on creating an 800 hectare technology park, to be known as Technopolis. The financing of the first stage of the investment alone, which could take up to 15 years to complete, will cost some $200 million. The high-tech park is designed to serve as an incubator for start-up companies, offering them access to WAT laboratories and resources. Technopolis, which will combine the functions of a university campus with those of a technology center, will also include a training center, as well as a housing estate. The Bemowo municipality will provide land for the venture, WAT will offer the right to use its resources, while the private sector will be asked to find the funding. "We are already holding talks with major companies involved in military production, but it is too early to give any details," said Jacek Kosiec, director of the high-tech park's administration office. (Puls Biznesu, p.16) T.J.