Multimedia City (Polish: Miasteczko Multimedialne) an innovative project, that has been realized in Nowy Sącz, in southern Poland. It has started in 2006, on the initiative of leaders and alumnus from WSB-NLU (Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu — National Luis University), with Krzysztof Pawlowski and Krzysztof Wnek at the head of. The Multimedia City's main goal is to initiate the cooperation between science and business in testing, incubating and commercialization of innovative projects of new technologies idea to economy.
The aim of the Multimedia City Project is to establish in Nowy Sącz Center of Innovation working in the field of multimedia and informative system. The strategic goal of Multimedia City is to become one of the most innovative centers in the world, which are working on application of multimedia in education, business and entertainment. The individual elements of Multimedia City are enabling to implement innovation to economy in accordance with the following stages of innovation chain: fresh ideas and innovative know-how, testing ideas through research and development phase, and implementation and adaptation of the innovative solutions in enterprises.[1]
The following elements of Multimedia City currently operate:[when?]
Numerous companies like Microsoft, CISCOorLewiatan Business Angels already cooperate with the innovative project from Nowy Sacz.[4]
The following are elements of Multimedia City that will operate with the realization of the project:[1]
The following are areas of multimedia technologies that the project strongly supports:[1]
On 24 August 2010, Multimedia City signed an agreement with the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development for a bailout to build the Technology Park. Multimedia City will be given 25 mln € for its infrastructure. Thanks to the European funds from the Innovative Economy Operation Program (indicative list) the modern research and development infrastructure of the Technology park will be built till 2012. That investment will provide a chance for Nowy Sącz to become the Polish Innovation Valley.
In September 2010, building of a complex infrastructure for the Technology Park (16 thousand square meter) has started. In Multimedia City's main building will be found specialist technology laboratories of amongst others: 3D and special effects, virtual reality, post-production, sound, motion capture as well as modern offices surface.[2]
