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In a European Parliament survey, Poles say they have high concerns about security, international conflicts, terrorism, migration or cyber attacks. After all, it’s hard not to see that the world is no longer a peaceful place. At the same time, these same people declare a surprisingly high level of optimism and are nevertheless positive about the future.
78% of Poles look positively at Poland’s future
The data show something that may be surprising in the context of commonly described geopolitical tensions and a growing sense of uncertainty. Poles today are among the most optimistic societies in Europe when it comes to assessing the future. In a European Parliament survey, as many as 67% of respondents in Poland declare a positive outlook on the future of the world. 70% on the future of the European Union, and 78% on the prospects of their own country. These statistics are clearly above the average results for the EU as a whole.
These differences are worth interpreting not as an accidental “national upsurge,” but rather as the result of the experience of rapid modernization and real changes. And these have become part of our everyday life in recent years – from improvements in infrastructure and the quality of public services, to the growing maturity of the technology market, to the increasing examples of Polish solutions competing in international markets.
The country’s development is not an abstract promise, but a process that is happening here and now, and that many people can point to in their surroundings in the form of concrete improvements, new competencies and the growing agility of institutions and companies.
Innovation is no longer a buzzword
The word innovation sounds glamorous, but it’s only when you translate it into concrete applications that you see that it’s about real improvements in everyday life.
But take Brainly, for example – for millions of students, it’s a place where someone will help them understand math or chemistry. It’s a smart learning companion, using technology to support students around the world. Polish company, global impact. Very specific help for very specific stress before a class.
Or mCitizen – an app that many of us have on our phones. Documents at hand, quick official matters, digital identity. One of the most popular government apps in Europe. This is not a futuristic vision of an e-state, just everyday convenience.
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On the other hand, we have projects of huge scale like ATHENA – the largest computing power in Central and Eastern Europe. It supports scientific research, technology development, analysis of huge data sets. This is the infrastructure of the future without which there is neither modern medicine nor AI nor advanced climate research.
Speaking of data – ICEYE. Decisions based on data from space sound like a movie script, and it’s simply an everyday reality of modern economies. Satellites that provide information regardless of the weather or time of day, supporting security, emergency response or risk management.
And then there is something very human – BioCam.ai Capsule Endoscopy. Diagnostics of the entire digestive system at home. Less stress, less invasiveness, more accessibility. Technology that shortens the distance between the patient and specialized diagnostics.
All this is not happening somewhere out there, across the great water. It’s all happening in Poland.
Maybe that’s why Poles believe
Perhaps it is in this experience that the source of Polish optimism lies. When we see global education platforms, cutting-edge applications, advanced computing infrastructures, satellites or medical breakthroughs being developed in our country, the future ceases to be an abstract forecast from news outlets.
The future is becoming a process in which we realistically participate as creators, users, beneficiaries of change. Therefore, even in the face of global tensions and uncertainty, Poles maintain a high level of faith that the direction of development is the right one.
Poland’s strength today, then, lies not in a lack of concern, but in the belief that despite the challenges, we can build solutions at a high international level, and that the future is not something that will happen, but something we are already working on.
