The assessment of linkages between FDI and SMEs in Poland is a joint report produced by the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF), led by Carmine Di Noia, and the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui. The report was prepared under the aegis of the OECD Committee on SMEs and Entrepreneurship (CSMEE) and the OECD Investment Committee (IC).
The report was prepared in close collaboration with the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology and an inter-ministerial taskforce created for the purpose of this assessment. It also benefited from consultations with the European Commission (EC) Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and the OECD Regional Development Policy Committee. It is the fourth output of a multi-year OECD project conducted with EC support to develop policy recommendations on how national and subnational governments can strengthen FDI-SME linkages and increase the potential for productivity and innovation spillovers to local economies.
Stratos Kamenis, Project Manager (DAF), co-ordinated the project. Martin Wermelinger, Head of the Sustainable Investment Unit & Deputy Head of Investment Division (DAF), and Marco Bianchini, Project Co-ordinator (CFE), provided overall guidance. Ana Novik, Head of the Investment Division (DAF), Lucia Cusmano, Acting Head of the SME and Entrepreneurship Division (CFE) and Enrique Garcilazo, Deputy Head of Division and Head of Regional and Rural Policy Unit (CFE) reviewed the report and provided valuable comments.
Chapter 1 on “Overview and key policy considerations” was prepared by Stratos Kamenis (DAF), Nunzia Saporito (DAF), Irina Grigoryeva (DAF), Madison Lucas (CFE), and Fernando Riaza Fernández (CFE).
Chapters 2 on “Enabling conditions for FDI and SME linkages”, and 3 on “FDI spillovers at play for Polish SMEs” were prepared by Nunzia Saporito and Irina Grigoryeva respectively, with inputs from Stratos Kamenis and Fares Al Hussami (DAF).
Chapter 4 on “The institutional and governance framework for FDI and SME linkages” was prepared by Madison Lucas. Anhelina Dombrovska (CFE) provided research assistance and contributed to finalise the drafts for publication.
Chapter 5 on “The policy mix for FDI and SME linkages” was prepared by Stratos Kamenis with inputs from Derek Carnegie and Irina Grigoryeva.
Chapter 6 on “Applying a regional lens to FDI and SME spillovers” was prepared by Fernando Riaza Fernández. Thanks are due to Enrique Garcilazo (CFE) for specific comments on this chapter.
Stratos Kamenis co-ordinated consultations and co-operation with the Polish taskforce and relevant national and regional institutions, as well as the policy surveys that were conducted in preparation of this assessment.
Lucinda Pearson (DAF) and Meral Gedik (External Consultant) prepared the report for publication. Heather Mortimer Charoy (CFE) and Angèle N’Zinga (DAF) provided project and administrative assistance.