Activity of Local Authorities in Warmia and Mazury Region in Attracting and Promoting Investment Areas in the Context of Cooperation with Agricultural Property Agency

The main objective of this paper was to evaluate the activity of local authorities, particularly cooperation activities with other entities (including APA) to develop and implement a common strategy of obtaining investment areas - including actions taken to promote investment areas. Uses the results of research conducted in 2011 of 61 municipalities of Warmia and Mazury region and in 2012 - among the 36 municipalities (where there were areas of resource investment ANR). The average level of local authorities’ activity was 2.05 (on a scale of 1-5). Local authorities have declared that 26 of them cooperate with others to develop and implement a common strategy for attracting new investment areas. Cooperation with the Agricultural Property Agency was top evaluated (score 2.1 on a scale of 1-5). Among actions taken by local authorities in order to promote investment areas is mainly used passive instrument – the Internet.