The publication has been prepared in a new form, adjusted in terms of the subject matter to the verified assumptions contained in the National Strategy for Regional Development 2030. These assumptions included such areas as: climate change – threats and opportunities for development, counteracting the negative effects of demographic processes, development and use of human and social capital, increase in productivity and innovation of regional economies, development of infrastructure to improve  competitiveness, investment attractiveness and living conditions in regions as well as increasing the effectiveness of development management. Statistical information was presented in several thematic chapters characterizing the area and territorial division of the voivodship, the state of the environment, social potential, including human capital and quality of life of the inhabitants, broadly understood economy, including gross domestic product, business tendency, entrepreneurship, production and services, as well as finances of local government units.

The analytical part of the publication was enriched with tabular and graphic form of data presentation in the extended time retrospection 2010-2019. The particular data categories were presented in dynamic terms, as well as in relation to the country. For a more complete illustration of territorial diversity, selected statistical information was presented at the level of powiats and gminas. An important part of the Report are also review tables containing selected data on the Śląskie Voivodeship and Katowice in the years 2010-2019.