Central Information Technology Center

Profile narrative

The Central Information Technology Center, headquartered in Poland, functions as the principal governmental body tasked with building and operating the core information technology infrastructure for the country's public administration. It is the operator of the ePUAP platform, the central electronic portal that provides citizens, businesses, and public entities with unified access to hundreds of digital government services. Beyond this flagship platform, the center develops and maintains shared services such as interoperability frameworks, electronic signature validation, and secure data exchange layers used across ministries. Its activities cover the full lifecycle of e-government systems, from architecture and deployment to ongoing operational management. Its infrastructure supports the digital interaction between the state and society at large.

The organization's national reach was underscored in November 2026 when Polish authorities ordered a temporary shutdown of the ePUAP platform after detecting a cyberattack targeting the system. Official communications emphasized that the platform had not been breached and that no personal data had been stolen, reflecting a precautionary stance to preserve trust in critical digital infrastructure. The incident demonstrated the center's responsibility for incident response coordination at the highest level of public service delivery. The center's operational decisions directly affect the continuity of essential public services such as tax filing, business registration, and social benefit applications. As a state-owned entity operating under the supervision of the Ministry of Digital Affairs, the center occupies a strategic position in Poland's digital governance architecture.

Incidents

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