Poland
EDRIX Score
5.98
EOTRIX Score
4.28
Tier
Specialized Contender
Overall Assessment
Poland's digital resilience profile is defined by strong grassroots support for sovereign technologies, particularly browsers. This bottom-up strength is notable but is not matched by government policy or a well-developed domestic open source ecosystem.
Sobering Reality
The official website for the President of Poland is hosted in the US and uses US-based Cloudflare for its DNS, a significant vulnerability that impacts its Public Sector Digital Resilience score (7.97).
2020 Baseline
In 2020, Poland was an "emerging" nation with a significant split between its geopolitical posture and its domestic software policies. It had a strong strategic agenda but an underdeveloped formal open source policy framework.
2024 Progression
Poland still lacks a dedicated governmental body for promoting OSS. However, the 2021 Law on open data allows agencies to open-source publicly funded software. Initiatives are emerging in specific sectors, like the e-Health Centre's preference for open-source solutions.
2025 Data-Driven Analysis
Poland's standout feature is its high Grassroots Adoption score (7.40), driven by the EU's highest Sovereign Browser Share (27.89%). This indicates a public preference for alternatives to dominant tech. However, this is offset by a weak Public Policy score (5.00) and a small Developer Ecosystem (1.99).
Strengths
- Grassroots Adoption: Strongest public preference for sovereign browsers in the EU.
- Public/Private Sector Resilience: Above-average scores for the sovereignty of its digital infrastructure.
Weaknesses
- Public Policy: Lacks a coordinated national strategy and dedicated governance for open source.
- Developer Ecosystem: A small per-capita developer base and few recognized sovereign solutions.
Outlook
Poland has a clear mandate from its citizens for greater digital sovereignty. The government has an opportunity to capitalize on this by developing a national strategy that supports the growth of a domestic developer ecosystem. Without this, its resilience will remain limited to the consumption choices of its population.