On 6 October this year, at the invitation of the French Presidency, a conference entitled ”Internet of the Future” took place in Nicea. In the conference participated ministers of the European Union responsible for telecommunication and information society. The Polish delegation was chaired by Witold Drożdż, Undersecretary of State in the MSWiA. The conference host on behalf of the French Presidency was the minister Eric Besson. The European Commission was represented by the commissioner for information society and media – Viviane Reding.
In the period between 2 and 4 October 2008, Antoni Podolski, Undersecretary of State in the MSWiA, participated in the Ministerial Meeting of the Salzburg Forum in Heviz (Hungary). The meeting with a participation of the representatives of the European Union and French Presidency of the EU was focused on the following topics
On 3 October 2008, a conference presenting the project of the development strategy of the information society in Poland until 2013 and the results of surveys conducted by internet portals within the consultations on the project was held at the Warsaw Agriculture University (SGGW) in Warsaw. The meeting was attended by the leaders of thematic panels held during the document preparation.
On 3 October 2008, the Deputy Prime Minister Grzegorz Schetyna, Undersecretary of State in the MSWiA Adam Rapacki and Chief Commander of Police, general superintendent Andrzej Matejuk met with Police officers who actively supported their Austrian and Swiss colleagues during the European Football Championships EURO 2008.
On the second day of their visit in the Netherlands, the Deputy Minister Adam Rapacki and Chief Commander of Police Andrzej Matejuk took part in the meeting with the Polish Ambassador in the Netherlands, Mr. Janusz Stańczyk, and also with a communication officer of the Polish Police, superintendent Władysław Padło. The talks were mainly focused on the role and tasks of the police communication officers for bilateral contacts and their position in the Polish diplomatic institutions.
The Undersecretary of State in the MSWiA, Adam Rapacki, and the Chief Commander of Police, general inspector Andrzej Matejuk, visit today the European Police Office EUROPOL, at the invitation of its director, Mr. Max-Peter Ratzel.