Although acceleration can be seen, the pace is still insufficient. According to the Barometer of the GRAP Holding labor market, two years ago innovations based on AI were interested in only every fifth company. Today over 40 percent enterprises declare the use of artificial intelligence tools, and 23.5 percent. He plans such investments.
In practice, however, the full implementation of AI in key business processes remains rare. According to Eurostat data, only 5.9 percent Polish organizations have achieved this stage, while the EU average is 13.5 percent.
According to the GRAP Holding report, the biggest obstacles are the lack of adequate IT infrastructure (25.9 percent of companies indicates this as a barrier), high implementation costs (24.3 %), deficiency of specialists (18.1 percent) and concerns about data security (24.6 percent).
The world accelerates without us
Globally the rate of changes is faster. According to the McKinsey report, “The State of Ai: How Organizations Are Reviring to Capture Value” AI's adoption “increased to 71 percent. In 2024, AI ceases to be an experiment, and becomes a daily tool supporting business, marketing, customer service and operational processes.
In Europe, however, not only the pace of implementation, but also the scale of the investment remains a challenge. As Mario Draghi's report shows for the European Commission “The Future of European Competitiveness”, only four out of the 50 largest technology companies in the world come from Europe. The continent invests much less in ICT and new technologies than the United States or China.
No investment, no specialists
In Poland, digital competences take third place on the list of employees' most important professional needs. 29.3 percent Employees recognize the development of skills related to artificial intelligence as a priority. However, only 9.3 percent have access to digital competences. employees.
National expenditure on the development of technological competences is still low. According to the report “In search of competence for the future”, Poland educates only 4 percent. graduates in the field of information technologies, which only places us in 22nd place in the European Union.
What are we missing the most?
Contrary to appearances, the problem is not only the lack of digital competences in a narrow sense. Reports emphasize that the largest gaps concern the skills that AI cannot replace. Creative problem solving, critical thinking, data analysis and project management turn out to be key. Recently, the participants of the “hard reset or update? How to disable and enable the IT industry in Poland?”.
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The so -called Future writings – i.e. the ability to anticipate trends, script thinking and understanding the complexity of social and technological processes.
Without the development of these competences, even the most advanced knowledge of AI tools is not enough to effectively implement innovations.
As Mario Draghi emphasizes in his report for the European Commission, in the face of an aging society and a shrinking labor market, automation is no longer a choice – it becomes a necessity. In his opinion, we face challenges that can lead to a decrease in economic dynamics and innovation. If Europe does not take decisive action, it is threatened with stagnation.
