{"id":58798,"date":"2026-02-20T15:27:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itech.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/?p=58798"},"modified":"2026-04-08T09:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:57:36","slug":"defense-spending-in-wartime-balancing-politics-industry-and-society-a-side-event-of-the-munich-safety-conference-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itech.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/defense-spending-in-wartime-balancing-politics-industry-and-society-a-side-event-of-the-munich-safety-conference-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovation in the spotlight: Lukasiewicz Research Network Convention at Lukasiewicz &#8211; ITECH"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"58798\" class=\"elementor elementor-58798 elementor-58797\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f378c6a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f378c6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed7c9bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed7c9bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92a70e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92a70e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On February 20, 2026, a Network Convention was held at the headquarters of the Lukasiewicz Research Network &#8211; ITECH Institute of Innovation and Technology, attended by 22 institute directors and 12 representatives of the Headquarters, headed by President Hubert Cichocki. 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