Central Register of Voters as a Sign of the Impact of Technological Developments on Electoral Law. Remarks in the Context of the Amendment of the Electoral Code of 26 January 2023

Author verifies the thesis that changes in electoral law in Poland take into account the progress of technology. The subject of the research is the amendment of the Electoral Code of 26 January 2023 in regard to the introduced Central Register of Voters. The conducted analysis shows that the Polish legislator follows the development of technology. This deserves approval, improving the functioning of the electoral bodies, but above all making it easier for voters to participate in the elections. However, as pointed out in the article, the amendment to the Electoral Code has been done in a way that raises a number of questions that need to be kept in mind when assessing it. In addition, the changes to electoral law in the field of technology use raise a certain shortcoming from the point of view of the omission of normative changes regarding alternative voting methods, including e-voting.

Analyzing The Discourse On Technology Of Polish Left, Center, And Right: A Critical Examination Of The Meetings Of The Committee On Digitization, Innovations, And New Technologies In The Light Of E. Laclau And Ch. Mouffe’s Critical Discourse Analysis

This study emphasizes the often overlooked role of technology in Polish politics and aims to analyse its interaction with the ideological stances of the parliamentary Left, Right, and Center. Drawing on the critical discourse analysis framework of E. Laclau and Ch. Mouffe, the authors argue for a reevaluation of the concept of ‘technology’ and its implications. They demonstrate how this redefinition significantly impacts the preferred model of state intervention in technology regulation within specific political contexts. To achieve this, the researchers thoroughly examined transcripts from the deliberations of the Committee on Digitization, Innovations, and New Technologies during the 9th term of the Sejm. This text serves as an introductory overview, laying the groundwork for a more extensive exploration of the intricate relationship between technology and politics. The combination of critical discourse analysis and thematic content analysis proves to be a valuable research approach for this endeavour.

New technologies in civil protection in Poland. The solutions of the project SILVANUS. Part 1 – detection technologies and computational solutions

Civil protection gains in importance nowadays in terms of progressive climate change, political-military tensions, and legal formalisation. This facilitates development and implementation of new technologies, with a focus on increasing the efficiency of security systems and the level of safety of rescuers, police officers, border guards, soldiers, volunteers and others. The aim of the research was to determine the feasibility of implementing the technical solutions developed in the SILVANUS project into civil protection. Civil protection activities can be supported by detection technologies, computational solutions (including simulation of hazard development), so-called hard technologies (devices), decision support systems, and social engagement solutions. Part 1 concerns detection technologies and computational solutions. These can be integrated by optimising the costs of providing security. Technological developments encourage continued research into new technologies in civil protection.