Better Internet for Kids

Here, we take an in-depth look at the latest monitoring information for Poland.     

According to the Digital Decade 2025: Country reports, Poland’s digital landscape has made steady progress toward European Union averages, particularly in infrastructure, though it faces ongoing challenges in human capital and the broader digital economy. Poland has a strong infrastructure foundation, with Very High-Capacity Network coverage at 83.84% and Fibre-to-the-Premises reaching 74.3%, both of which exceed EU averages. Furthermore, 5G coverage has reached 90.3% of the population. In the digital economy, 68.9% of Polish SMEs have reached a basic level of digital intensity, and over half of all enterprises have integrated advanced technologies such as AI, cloud computing, and data analytics. Gender diversity is low; however, the share of female ICT specialists dropped to 17.5% in 2024. 

According to the State of the Digital Decade Eurobarometer 2025, public sentiment shows strong support for digital safety; 86% of Polish citizens believe authorities must prioritise protecting children online and implementing age-assurance mechanisms, while 84% support increased action against disinformation. Poland has introduced a State Digitalisation Strategy to 2035, focusing on AI and cybersecurity. 

Read the full Policy monitor country profile for detailed information on key national policy frameworks in Poland.

Read the full 2026 edition of the Policy monitor report.

BIK policies

This concerns how national-level policies relevant to the BIK agenda are organised, managed, and supported by evidence and stakeholder input.

Policy frameworks

Policy frameworks describe the overarching goals that shape policies for a better internet for kids. 

In Poland:          

• This topic is an important and emerging policy priority partially covered in national/regional laws, regulations and policies.
• The topic of children and the digital environment is covered by broader policies rather than in separate dedicated policies.
• The BIK+ strategy is very important in national policies on children and the digital environment (for instance, it is explicitly referenced in national policies).
• Children’s rights in the digital environment are implied rather than explicitly recognised in policies regarding children and the digital environment.

Policy design

Policy design asks whether evidence and research support BIK-related policies and whether systems are in place for monitoring and evaluating those policies.

In Poland:          

• Quantitative data on some aspects of children’s digital activity is collected regularly as part of broader surveys.
• Surveys of children’s experiences of risks, harms and digital well-being are undertaken on an ad-hoc and irregular basis.
• Systems are in place at the government level to gather information on children and the digital environment
• There are occasional special initiatives to gather evidence about children and the digital environment 
• Policies undergo systematic and regular monitoring and evaluation to assess the effectiveness of actions in different contexts (for instance, to take account of new technologies or emergent risks).

Policy governance

Policy governance examines how policies are coordinated at the governmental level, whether other implementation bodies are involved in their delivery and coordination.

In Poland:          

• Policy development sits across different ministries with leadership officially distributed according to the area of specialisation.
• Policy coordination and implementation are spread across multiple entities without a clear central coordination mandate or mechanism. Coordination is inconsistent or siloed, leading to potential duplication, gaps, or fragmentation in addressing children’s needs in the digital environment.
• Government policy has yet to be developed into an implementable action plan at this point, but this is under development.

Stakeholder involvement

Stakeholder involvement enquires how different stakeholders can participate in policy development.

In Poland:          

• Stakeholders are involved through various existing groups or platforms across different government branches. While opportunities for engagement exist, they are not centrally coordinated, and stakeholder participation may vary in consistency or influence.
• The public is consulted during the development of new BIK policies. While engagement is structured and meaningful, it is event-driven and does not occur outside of major policy formulation efforts.
• Children are actively involved in the design of policies related to their participation in the digital environment. There are specially designed structures in place for this purpose.

Read the full Policy monitor country profile for detailed information on key national policy frameworks in Poland.

Read the full 2026 edition of the Policy monitor report.

BIK+ actions

Pillar 1 – safe digital experiences

Safe digital experiences refer to actions taken to protect children from harmful and illegal online content, conduct, contact, and risks as young consumers and to improve their well-being online through a safe, age-appropriate digital environment created in a way that respects children’s best interests.

Pillar 2 – Digital empowerment

Digital empowerment involves actions that ensure all children, including those in vulnerable situations, acquire the necessary skills and competences to make sound choices and to express themselves safely and responsibly in the online environment.

Pillar 3 – Active participation, respecting children’s rights

This includes actions that promote young people's active participation and respect for their rights through such activities as fostering innovative and creative safe digital experiences for young people and ensuring they have a say in policies governing the digital environment.

Read the full Policy monitor country profile for detailed information on key national policy frameworks in Poland.

Read the full 2026 edition of the Policy monitor report.

BIK+ index 2026: Poland      

The BIK+ index has been developed to provide an aggregated at-a-glance overview of the levels of implementation across the two dimensions, BIK policies and BIK+ actions, in Poland compared to the EU27+2 average. Values are shown in per cent.

Figure 1: BIK+ index 2026: Poland - EU27+2 average comparison

Please note, the data used in this page and the corresponding country profile was collected in January 2026