The Sejmik (local assembly) of the Śląskie Voivodeship adopted, by means of resolution No. III/47/1/2010 of 17 February 2010, the ‘Śląskie 2020' Śląskie Voivodeship Development Strategy, which is an update of the 2000-2020 Śląskie Voivodeship Development Strategy adopted by the Sejmik on 4 July 2005.

The Śląskie Voivodeship lies in the southern part of Poland, bordering from the south with the Slovak Republic and Czech Republic, from the west with the Opolskie Voivodeship, from the north with the Łódzkie Voivodeship and from the east with the Małopolskie and Świętokrzyskie. Within the area of 12,300 sq. km., there are almost 5 million inhabitants. Area-wise, it is 14th voivodeship in Poland. Population-wise, it is the second.