{"id":15173,"date":"2024-06-20T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/06\/20\/en-poland-igf-2024-overview\/"},"modified":"2024-06-20T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T08:00:00","slug":"en-poland-igf-2024-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/2024\/06\/20\/en-poland-igf-2024-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Szczyt Cyfrowy IGF Polska 2024 (Digital Summit \u2014 IGF Poland 2024), Warsaw \u2014 In-Depth Report: Minutes Digest &#038; 3-Line Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-poland-igf-2024-overview_thumbnail.svg\" alt=\"Poland IGF 2024 \u30ef\u30eb\u30b7\u30e3\u30ef \u2014 Thumbnail\"><\/p>\n<h2>The 3-Line Summary<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-poland-igf-2024-overview_s3.svg\" alt=\"Poland IGF 2024 \u30ef\u30eb\u30b7\u30e3\u30ef \u2014 3-line summary\"><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Szczyt Cyfrowy IGF Polska 2024 met on 28 November 2024 at The Tides in Warsaw: 426 registered participants and eight sessions chosen from 61 open-call proposals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The headline theme was the digital agenda of Poland&#39;s EU Council presidency in H1 2025, alongside cybersecurity under hybrid warfare, DSA Trusted Flaggers, disinformation strategy, and AI in cities and media.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deputy PM Krzysztof Gawkowski closed with the credo that only joint effort \u2014 government, business, science, technical organisations and civil society \u2014 can build a secure, open, innovative internet. A youth roundtable added its own recommendations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Welcome \u2014 this is the Japan IGF Support Organization. This in-depth report on <strong>Szczyt Cyfrowy IGF Polska 2024 (Digital Summit \u2014 IGF Poland 2024), Warsaw<\/strong> draws on official outputs, session records and on-site reporting. In a hurry? The three lines above and the diagrams carry the gist.<\/p>\n<h2>Conference at a Glance (from official records)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-poland-igf-2024-overview_h2.svg\" alt=\"Poland IGF 2024 \u30ef\u30eb\u30b7\u30e3\u30ef \u2014 Conference at a glance\"><\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Item<\/th>\n<th>Detail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Official name<\/td>\n<td>Szczyt Cyfrowy IGF Polska 2024 (Digital Summit \u2014 IGF Poland 2024), Warsaw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dates<\/td>\n<td>28 November 2024<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Venue<\/td>\n<td>The Tides, ul. Wio\u015blarska 8, Warsaw<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Theme<\/td>\n<td>Regional governance themes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Participants<\/td>\n<td>426 registered participants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sessions<\/td>\n<td>Opening session plus eight thematic sessions (selected from 61 call-for-proposal submissions), with a Youth Roundtable side event<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Host<\/td>\n<td>Ministry of Digital Affairs and NASK National Research Institute<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>(See the source list at the end of this article.)<\/p>\n<h2>Discussion Digest \u2014 from the Session Records<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-poland-igf-2024-overview_minutes.svg\" alt=\"Poland IGF 2024 \u30ef\u30eb\u30b7\u30e3\u30ef \u2014 Discussion map\"><\/p>\n<p>Key exchanges extracted from session records and transcripts.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Digital Priorities of the EU Presidency \u2014 the Run-up to H1 2025<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session &#39;Digital priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU in H1 2025&#39;, 9:30\u201310:30<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;This event proves that only through joint efforts \u2013 of government, business, science, technical organizations and civil society \u2013 can we create the Internet of the future: secure, open and innovative&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs<\/strong> [1][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>The summit was built around Poland&#39;s EU Council presidency digital priorities for H1 2025 \u2014 cybersecurity, AI, digital diplomacy, digital skills and the digital economy [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>A follow-on session on fair competition frameworks after the Draghi Report brought repeated calls for harmonised EU digital regulation and funding mechanisms [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Cybersecurity under Hybrid Warfare \u2014 and Trusted Flaggers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Sessions on cybersecurity and critical infrastructure under hybrid warfare (11:35\u201312:20) and on Trusted Flaggers<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With Russia&#39;s war as backdrop, protecting critical infrastructure under hybrid-warfare conditions took centre stage [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>A session examined how to operationalise the DSA&#39;s Trusted Flaggers as a new tool against illegal content in Poland [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>In the disinformation-strategy session, panellists converged on the need for a coordinating body to unify Poland&#39;s counter-disinformation efforts [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Youth Digital Competencies \u2014 the IT Fitness Test Alarm<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Session &#39;Are Polish youth ready for the challenges of the digital age?&#39; (14:10\u201314:55) plus the Youth Roundtable (10:45\u201312:20)<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;This year&#39;s edition of the IT Fitness Test in Poland was solved by 43,978 people, who achieved an average score of 46% in elementary schools and 36% in secondary schools, which marks a significant drop in performance at this level of education. This is a huge surprise that should be alarming among educators and authorities&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Micha\u0142 Kanownik, President, Digital Poland Association<\/strong> [1][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&quot;For example, if teachers do not get dedicated time for this in the curriculum, they will not be able to teach young people about digital security&quot;<br \/>\n\u2014 <strong>Rados\u0142aw Potrac, Teacher of the Year 2023<\/strong> [1][2]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>NASK and the Ombudsman for Children co-ran an invitation-only Youth Roundtable, where young participants drafted recommendations on disinformation, privacy, AI-content labelling, mental health and algorithmic transparency [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. AI in Cities and Media \u2014 Ecosystems for the Generative Era<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sessions<\/strong>: Sessions on AI in Polish cities (15:00\u201315:45) and on media in the age of AI (15:50\u201316:35)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Municipal case studies traced how AI has changed \u2014 and will change \u2014 Polish cities [1][2]<\/li>\n<li>The media session weighed how AI shifts the position of authors and media outlets, and how to build a new ecosystem that protects both [1][2]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Three-Minute Short Talk \u2014 Your Questions Answered<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q. What kind of meeting was this?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Poland&#39;s national IGF: 426 registrations, eight open-call sessions in one day, with the Deputy PM on stage \u2014 from the EU presidency&#39;s digital agenda to disinformation and children&#39;s digital skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What was the main takeaway?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. Two things: aligning government and stakeholders on Poland&#39;s EU-presidency digital priorities, and a data-backed alarm about falling youth digital competencies \u2014 answered by recommendations the young participants wrote themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. Why should I care?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The sessions on DSA Trusted Flaggers and on coordinating counter-disinformation are working references for any country implementing platform rules right now.<\/p>\n<h2>What Is Poland IGF? (for first-time readers)<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/en-poland-igf-2024-overview_h1.svg\" alt=\"Poland IGF 2024 \u30ef\u30eb\u30b7\u30e3\u30ef \u2014 About Poland IGF\"><\/p>\n<p>Poland IGF is a National or Regional IGF Initiative (NRI), aligning local internet governance discussion with global IGF principles.<\/p>\n<h2>Why It Matters to You<\/h2>\n<p>What was discussed here becomes <strong>the baseline for national digital policy, platform rules and AI regulation worldwide within a few years<\/strong>. The principles confirmed at the 2024 meeting are the foundation of the &quot;next rules&quot; for the phones, social platforms and AI services you use every day.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources &amp; References<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/filedepot_download\/21\/29875\">Final Report IGF POLAND 2024\uff08UN\u63d0\u51fa\u6700\u7d42\u5831\u544a\u66f8\u3001Warsaw, December 2024\u767a\u884c\uff09<\/a> \u2014 filedepot (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.pl\/web\/igf-polska\/szczyt-cyfrowy-igf-polska-2024--agenda\">Szczyt Cyfrowy IGF Polska 2024 \u2013 Agenda\uff0811\u670828\u65e5\u30fbThe Tides\u30fb\u5168\u30bb\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u6642\u523b\u8868\uff09<\/a> \u2014 gov.pl (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.pl\/web\/igf-polska\/igf-polska-2024\">IGF Polska 2024\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\u30a8\u30c7\u30a3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30da\u30fc\u30b8: \u6700\u7d42\u5831\u544a\u66f8\u30fb\u9332\u753b\u30ea\u30f3\u30af\uff09<\/a> \u2014 gov.pl (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.pl\/web\/igf-polska\/poprzednie-edycje\">Poprzednie edycje\uff08\u516c\u5f0f\u30a8\u30c7\u30a3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u4e00\u89a7\uff09<\/a> \u2014 gov.pl (accessed 2026-07-23)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Quotes are translated or condensed from the records listed above. Bracketed numbers [n] refer to the source list.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Related links<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IGF official (NRI list): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives\">https:\/\/www.intgovforum.org\/en\/content\/national-and-regional-igf-initiatives<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Japan IGF: <a href=\"https:\/\/japanigf.jp\/\">https:\/\/japanigf.jp\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yuki Nakazawa&#39;s blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/category\/igf\/\">https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/category\/igf\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u66f4\u65b0\u5c65\u6b74<\/h2>\n<p>\u7b2c1\u7a3f\u6295\u7a3f 2026\u5e748\u67089\u65e5 19\u664219\u5206\uff08\u8a18\u4e8b\u30b3\u30f3\u30c6\u30f3\u30c4\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\uff09<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 \u4e2d\u6fa4\u7950\u6a39<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Szczyt Cyfrowy IGF Polska 2024 met on 28 November 2024 at The Tides in Warsaw: 426 registered participants and eight sessions chosen from 61<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,3,95,11],"tags":[163,161,160,162,2764,164],"class_list":["post-15173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-eurodig","category-igf","category-poland-igf","category-regional-igf","tag-3-line-summary","tag-deep-dive","tag-english","tag-minutes-digest","tag-polandigf2024","tag-sourced"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15173\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nkzw.jp\/igf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}