Piechociński: Industry share in GDP at 25% in 2020

Janusz Piechociński, the Minister of the Economy, said that he hopes the share of industry in Poland's GDP will grow from 22 percent to 25 percent by 2020. The Ministry of the Economy presented principles of its industrial policy on Wednesday. "With respect to the existing industry, our long-term goal is to increase productivity and reduce energy, water consumption and waste. The key is to be innovative in terms of technology, business management and development of new skills," the document read. "Industry generates innovative progress, industry is one of the most important elements in exports. Through industry, in highly industrialized countries, additional jobs are created," Piechociński said. He added that he wants to maintain a very high proportion of "industrial jobs" in the Polish labor market. Piechociński also announced the establishment of the "Go Iran" program aimed at supporting Polish exports to Iran.