The Internet changes everybody

autor zdjęcia: Tomasz Jodłowski

źródło: Fotorzepa

Michał Boni, Minister of Administration and Digitalisation: If a citizen asks an authority a question online, the authority will answer online, too

autor zdjęcia: Tomasz Jodłowski

źródło: Fotorzepa

Bridget Cosgrave, President of the Management Board of Digitaleurope: It is important that Internet solutions are being created for use by the elderly

autor zdjęcia: Tomasz Jodłowski

źródło: Fotorzepa

Maciej Witucki, President of the Management Board of Orange Polska: Well-developed e-administration is important, but simple forms are necessary

autor zdjęcia: Tomasz Jodłowski

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Jerzy Jóźkowiak, President of the Management Board of Poczta Polska: We are introducing e-services, but are not forgetting those who resign from using the Internet

autor zdjęcia: Tomasz Jodłowski

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Zygmunt Solorz-Żak, owner and President of the Management Board of Polkomtel: We are testing an intelligent house that can be managed with the use of the mobile phone

autor zdjęcia: Tomasz Jodłowski

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Cezary Stypułkowski, President of the Management Board of BRE Bank: I can imagine that traditional bank branches will disappear

autor zdjęcia: Tomasz Jodłowski

źródło: Fotorzepa

The panelists wondered whether we were ready to live in a digital reality

Society | Most young people would be glad to contact offices on-line.

ALEKSANDRA FANDREJEWSKA

Many older Poles are used to less traditional contacts with offices, institutions or companies, and they refuse to change their habits.

Participants of one of the panels in Krynica entitled "Are we ready to live in the digital reality" discussed this very question. Michał Boni, Minister of Administration and Digitalisation, Bridget Cosgrave, President of DIGITALEUROPE, Jerzy Jóźkowiak, President of Poczta Polska, Zygmunt Solorz-Żak, President and owner of Polkomtel, Cezary Stypułkowski, head of BRE Bank and Maciej Witucki, President of Orange Polska wondered how administration and business should evolve to embrace the changing reality and how they should distribute their roles and investments to decrease the Internet divide in Poland.

How we use the Internet

The representative of Poczta Polska presented the results of the research carried out by the Homo Homini Institute regarding the manner of using the Internet. 83% of respondents have access to the Internet, including 54% with broadband. Half of the people who do not use the Internet (8.5% of respondents) admit that they do not feel the need to. For merely 3% the cost is still too high and the same percentage admit that they lack the technical capabilities to use the Internet.

Research also shows that already almost half of Poles who pay bills do so on-line. This is a common...