- Microsoft has announced an investment of $ 700 million in Polish digital infrastucure
- The funds will focus on the abilities of AI and cybersecurity.
- This is the second phase of company spending
Microsoft has announced its second major investment in Polish digital infrastructure, with the firm committed to spending 2.8 billion ($ 700 million) in June 2026 with the aim of expanding the “artificial intelligence infrastructure (AI) of the cloud and hypererscala of the nation “.
Part of the investment will be in collaboration with the Polish National Defense Agency to improve the national cybersecurity framework. Poland currently occupies third place in Europe and the ninth in the world in its vulnerability to the attacks of threat actors backed abroad, according to Microsoft’s digital defense report.
That is not all, since Microsoft confirms that there will be a ‘final phase’ after this is completed, although it is not yet clear what that will be.
Expanding the digital sector
Investments are also being made in the Polish language model, Bielik, underlining a “vote of confidence in the leadership and economy of Poland,” said Brad Smith, vice president and president of Microsoft.
In 2020, Microsoft launched the first cloud computing region in Poland, building three independent data centers and investing $ 1 billion in the project.
Between 2020 and 2023, Microsoft also trained 430,000 Polish citizens in digital skills, and has committed to train 1 million Poles Teachers, information workers, software developers, with the ‘skills and capabilities to help accelerate the transformation Digital of Poland in several sectors.
“This is an investment that will provide posts, especially the youngest generation, with access to the most modern tools and opportunities offered by the best in the world,” said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
“Microsoft will also training AI in Poland. Tools, money and investments are important, as well as cooperation with our people and companies, but we will achieve the desired effects also taking advantage of training opportunities. “
Microsoft is not alone in its investment in the country, as in 2025, Google spent $ 2 billion in a new data center in Poland to develop computing infrastructure and the cloud.
