Microsoft investment
“We recently talked about investments of other companies in Poland. I can say with satisfaction that the many billions that appeared on the horizon in Poland, which were the result of our previous meetings, today they are also confirmed by Polish interest, this particular investment that Microsoft announces in Poland. Exactly $ 700 million, or $ 2.8 billion on ours. This is the investment that Microsoft has confirmed today, here in Mazovia. This is a continuation of the first phase, which ended in 2023, “said the prime minister.
The head of government added that it will be an investment “in our future, our security, in our young, in our startups, in our scholars.”
Cloud services and computing power
Microsoft’s investment in cloud services and computing power in Poland worth USD 700 million until the summer of 2026, will be used primarily for cyber security in cooperation with the Polish armed forces – said Microsoft’s vice president Brad Smith after meeting Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
During the joint press conference, Smith announced on Monday that his company’s investments in Poland will amount to $ 700 million and this is a continuation of the company’s previous investments.
“We announce a new phase – investments in the amount of $ 700 million (…), which will be implemented from today to the summer of 2026” – he said. He reminded that Microsoft invested $ 1 billion in 2020, creating the so -called Cloud region in Poland. Work in this area was completed in 2023. The investments announced on Monday – as he explained – is the second phase, which is to increase the computing power in Poland and in this part of Europe.
Brad Smith indicated that this power should be used above “everyone to increase cyber security in cooperation with the Polish Armed Forces “.
Microsoft Corporation Brad Smith is responsible for managing the company’s work and representing it in matters related to the contact of technology and society, including artificial intelligence, cyber security, privacy, sustainable environmental development, human rights, digital security, immigration, philanthropy and products and activities for non-profit customers. He manages a team of about 2,000 business, rights and corporate matters located in 54 countries and operating in over 120 countries. (PAP)
