Events and interesting facts from the life of the Institute
The collaborative efforts of six leading scientific units with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI), natural language processing and corpus linguistics are underway to develop the Polish Large Language Model (PLLuM) and an associated smart assistant, both of which are trained predominantly on Polish text. Large language models (LLMs) have already captivated the world for more than a year with…
Welcome to a world where humans meet technology. The Machine Intelligence and Digital Interaction (MIDI) conference is one of the largest events dedicated to intelligent machines, and cooperation between humans and new technologies. The eleventh edition of the conference will be held on 12–14 December, 2023 as an online event. For eleven years now, the MIDI conference has inspired the development…
On 11 September 2023, the National Information Processing Institute (OPI), acting on behalf of the Polish Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN), launched the innowacje.opi.org.pl portal. The website serves as a hub for diverse information on innovative projects, benefiting both Polish businesses and the scientific community. It is more than a large innovation database: users are given recommendations on where to seek specific…
Experts at the National Information Processing Institute (OPI) have released a new version of their dashboard that evaluates gender equality in science. In addition to a data update, the latest version incorporates new reports that illustrate the circumstances of researchers in the business sector, and facilitate the comparison of information between individual countries and groups of countries. Data on scientific excellence is also…
Janusz Cieszyński, chairman of the Committee of the Council of Ministers for Digital Affairs (KRMC), has appointed updated the tasks of a new team for the IT Architecture Council. Dr Jarosław Protasiewicz, Head of the National Information Processing Institute (OPI), has been selected to serve as one of the council’s members. The IT Architecture Council prepares recommendations for the…
In just a few days, we will receive detailed information on the results of the Polish matriculation exams. It will be a difficult time for the many high school graduates who have not decided what major they want to pursue. Those who seek to make more informative choices can rely on the data included in the eighth edition of the Polish Graduate Tracking System (ELA),…
During the Science, Investments, Development conference on 22 June, 2023, a summary was presented regarding the implementation of Action 4.2: ‘Development of modern research infrastructure in the science sector’, conducted as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme (SGOP). The programme has subsidised the science sector with EU funding of over PLN 2.5 billion. The allocation of funds will amplify…
Data suggests that online courses are becoming increasingly popular. The concept of lifelong learning that has gained immense popularity in Western countries is now, too, being embraced by Poland. In their search for knowledge, Poles display a growing preference for online courses. This phenomenon is best illustrated by the data sourced from the free NAVOICA platform: around 75,300 accounts were…
IT Manager of Tomorrow is an initiative that recognises the best IT managers in Poland who are responsible for IT transformations in their firms. This year, Marek Michajłowicz, Deputy Head of Software Development at OPI, has reached the final stage of the competition. A panel of expert judges have selected ten individuals who will participate in the finals in Gdynia on 19…
In 2022, the Uniform Antiplagiarism System (JSA), which was developed by the National Information Processing Institute (OPI), was used to scan 323,966 dissertations. Only 1.7% of the dissertations exceeded the alarm threshold, which indicates that they share more than 70% similarity with other material. This represents a considerable decline since the launch of the system in 2019, when 2.5% of…
