On 6 December, the European AI startup ecosystem will meet in Berlin. This is the largest event of its kind in Europe, realised by exclusively European AI startups.
The consultation meeting with the digital community and the meeting of the programme board of the 17th TIME Economic Forum are behind us. This is a unique event as together with the Data Spaces Symposium it will create ICT WEEK in the second week of March during the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The ICT WEEK in Warsaw will bring together representatives of the European ecosystem from all EU countries. ICT WEEK will be the largest event of the ICT sector in Poland in Q1 2025, with more than 3000 people from all over Europe meeting at the Hilton Hotel.
The conference was opened by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers, Minister of Digitalisation Krzysztof Gawkowski, pointing to the need to improve skills. Without them, we are passive consumers of social media entertainment. This was followed by speeches by Prof. Marek Pawełczyk, PhD, Rector of the Silesian University of Technology, Katarzyna Kuczyńska-Budka, Mayor of Gliwice, Radosław Nielek, PhD, Director of NASK, and MEP Borys Budka. They all pointed to the need to raise digital competences in a rapidly changing world.
Warsaw has long supported the development of new technologies. This is confirmed by the 'State of Warsaw AI' report, which ranks the capital as one of the leading centres for artificial intelligence development in Central and Eastern Europe, both in terms of the number of companies and the level of investment in breakthrough solutions.
As a main co-organizer we're proud to announce the largest ICT gathering of H1 2025, taking place during Poland's historic Presidency of the Council of the European Union!
In the programme "Technologically Speaking", Piotr Pilewski talked to Piotr Mieczkowski of the Digital Poland Foundation about cyber security. The topic focused on methods of defence against hackers and discussed the foundation's latest report entitled. 'Technology in the service of society. Will Poles become a society 5.0. Edition 2024".
The phone becomes an additional key alongside the password. This is called 2FA, or two-factor security, and in this way it nowadays gives us almost 100 per cent certainty that no unauthorised person can get into our email account
The Digital Poland Foundation is making changes to its management. Igor Zacharjasz became the new Chairman of the Foundation's Board, and Michał Boni, former Minister of Digitalisation, took over as President of the Board. The goal is to strengthen the Foundation's activities in the area of innovation, digital transformation and the education and improvement of digital competences of Poles. The new management emphasises the need for collaboration, investment in education and accelerating the digital transformation of Polish companies. Cooperation at all levels - from entrepreneurs to public institutions - will be crucial for Poland to take full advantage of the upcoming technological opportunities.
