{"id":61841,"date":"2026-06-16T16:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T14:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itech.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/?p=61841"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:47:58","slug":"technological-rivalry-between-states-how-can-poland-win-in-a-multi-centric-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itech.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/technological-rivalry-between-states-how-can-poland-win-in-a-multi-centric-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Technological Rivalry Between States: How Can Poland Win in a Multi\u2011centric World?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"61841\" class=\"elementor elementor-61841 elementor-61840\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abe570 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9abe570\" 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-3474111 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3474111\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d54e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d54e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Does a country\u2019s power still depend on its size today? The G7 summit currently underway in Evian, France, clearly shows that the traditional rules of the game are becoming a thing of the past, and the global balance of power is becoming multicentric. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b40ccc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b40ccc\" 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>The West faces the challenge of defending the existing order, and the main battleground is not territory, but new technologies. Today, these technologies determine economic, military, and political potential. How should Warsaw position itself in this new geopolitical reality? Our expert, <a href=\"https:\/\/itech.lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/en\/zespol\/dr-tomasz-pawluszko\/\">Tomasz Paw\u0142uszko<\/a>, makes the point clear in his latest commentary for \u0141ukasiewicz \u2013 ITECH:   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb7c19d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb7c19d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db48f2c elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation new-theme-quote elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"db48f2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u201cFor Poland, technological competition is not a choice but a prerequisite for participation in the international system, which is transitioning to a polycentric phase. A middle-power country does not win in this competition through scale, but through the soundness of its choices, the efficiency of its institutions, and its ability to build cooperative networks.\u201d \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Tomasz Paw\u0142uszko<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d39958b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d39958b\" 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-a10408f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a10408f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f3715 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24f3715\" 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><strong>Key takeaways from the expert commentary:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>A New Strategic Framework:<\/strong> These challenges are already recognized in the Polish Foreign Policy Strategy for 2026\u20132030, which identifies the technological revolution as a key factor shaping international relations.<\/li><li><strong>The EU Shield:<\/strong> The response to global shifts is a European doctrine of technological sovereignty. For Poland, actively contributing to the EU\u2019s digital autonomy is an opportunity to compensate for its limitations in terms of capital and scale. <\/li><li><strong>It&#8217;s time for technology diplomacy:<\/strong>  Poland needs a coherent national framework coordinated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ongoing monitoring of technological dependencies, and a concentration of resources on research and development (target: 2.5% of GDP) in the area of smart specializations (including AI, cybersecurity, autonomous systems, and energy storage technologies). As a middle-sized country, we do not need to be the leader of every breakthrough\u2014our strength must lie in smart adaptation, institutional efficiency, and building wise networks of partnerships. In an era of competition among great powers, nations compete not only for the inventions themselves, but above all for the rules governing their financing, diffusion, and standardization. A lack of active technology diplomacy means forfeiting influence over these rules. For Poland, making the right institutional choices today is the key to a secure and prosperous future.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5037b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5037b8a\" 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 data-path-to-node=\"13\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">As a middle-power country, we do not need to be the leader of every breakthrough\u2014our strength must lie in smart adaptation, institutional efficiency, and building wise networks of partnerships. In an era of competition among great powers, nations compete not only for inventions themselves, but above all for the rules governing their financing, diffusion, and standardization. A lack of active technology diplomacy means forfeiting influence over these rules. For Poland, making the right institutional choices today is the key to a secure and prosperous future.   <\/span><\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"15\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">We invite you to read the full commentary by Dr. Tomasz Paw\u0142uszka, who explains how Poland can turn global challenges into technological advantages.  <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46871c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"46871c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lukasiewicz.gov.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/Rywalizacja-technologiczna-panstw.-Wnioski-dla-Polski-komentarz-dr-hab.-Tomasz-Pawluszko-Lukasiewicz-ITECH.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the comment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does a country\u2019s power still depend on its size today? 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