Making Poland one of the Leading Global Digital Innovation Hubs

We have had an exceptionally busy few days and witnessed one of the most important market events of the year. During the international “Capital for Growth” conference, organised in Warsaw by Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego, our managing director, Piotr Mieczkowski, officially presented the findings of the fifth edition of the “Digital Champions CEE 2026” report

The latest research shows that as many as 77 per cent of Poles have encountered digital disinformation, and 79 per cent believe that its scale on the internet has increased over the last five years. During the official launch of the report, leading experts, chaired by Dr Michał Boni, discussed how disinformation and influence operations undermine national security, democratic processes and trust in public institutions. The panellists were in agreement — effective defence requires firm, immediate action and shared responsibility on the part of the government, the tech sector, the media and fact-checking organisations.

Disinformation is no longer a marginal phenomenon and is no longer limited to isolated instances of fake news circulating online. The third edition of the report “Disinformation through the Eyes of Poles”, prepared by the Digital Poland Foundation as part of the “Together Against Disinformation” coalition, reveals that 77 per cent of Poles have encountered disinformation, whilst 79 per cent believe that its scale on the internet has increased over the last five years. Furthermore, 75 per cent of respondents regard disinformation as a serious problem, whilst 47 per cent compare influence operations to the threat posed by a conventional military attack. This is a clear signal that information resilience is becoming one of the key prerequisites for national security, democracy and public trust.