The amendment has worried the IT industry. COI reassures: It is only support, not competition

Industry the amendment to the law that will make it easier for the government software house to work was alarming for public institutions, such as ZUS and NFZ, which are important contractors for private IT. There is no reason to worry - he told "Pulsowi" Business” Radosław Maćkiewicz, head of the Central Information Technology Centre.

Maćkiewicz was asked about the work on amending the act on the Council Ministers , which provides that the Central Information Technology Centre (COI) will be able to perform work for, among others, the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, units subordinate to the Prime Minister and the National Health Fund and ZUS.

"The idea is to use the competences of the COI, some of them components and perhaps our entire systems, so that in justified situations provide solutions to selected public institutions in a simple and cheap way. However, in order for such work to be carried out, a number of conditions must be met. premises - we must have the competences and the ability to conduct additional project. Otherwise we will not undertake such tasks" - Mackiewicz replied.

The COI Director also assured that the institution subordinated to him did not intends to take away jobs from external companies.

"Projects implemented for external entities constitute and will only be a small part of our business. It will never be large scale, because COI is focused on the implementation of tasks commissioned by the Minister of Digital Affairs. Revenues from activities for other entities cannot constitute more than 20 percent," explained Maćkiewicz.

He also stressed that the COI has a lot of work to do with government systems, he also prepares, among other things, new features in mObywatel and works on tools for administrations based on AI. (PAP)

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