Poland
EU roadmap Standard-takerPoland has moved from explanatory material towards an initial national framing of its quantum-safe posture. In August 2025 the Ministry of Digital Affairs published the foundational assumptions for a national quantum-technology development policy, structured across five pillars and three phases to 2035 and explicitly naming post-quantum security and post-quantum cryptography among its priorities. NASK, the national research institute and CSIRT operator, presents post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution as responses to the quantum threat, and the National Institute of Telecommunications (Instytut Lacznosci, IL-PIB) has produced introductory material, run seminars on post-quantum digital-signature standards, and committed to a security assessment of post-quantum cryptography solutions over 2026 to 2030. No binding national post-quantum migration mandate with dated algorithm-specific deadlines is yet attested; migration obligations rest on the EU framework and its coordinated roadmap.
Governance credibility
| Criterion | Score | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Relevance | 2.0 / 2 | High |
| Coherence | 2.0 / 2 | High |
| Effectiveness | 1.5 / 2 | High |
| Efficiency | 2.0 / 2 | High |
| Governance | 2.0 / 2 | High |
| Impact | 2.0 / 2 | High |
Regulatory basis
- NIS2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555, Art. 21(2)(h)
- DORA, Regulation (EU) 2022/2554 (financial sector)
- Commission Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101 on a coordinated PQC roadmap
- NIS Cooperation Group Coordinated Implementation Roadmap (2026/2030/2035)
Legal status: Binding
Essential and important entities must use state-of-the-art cryptography under NIS2, transposed into national law, and financial entities face equivalent duties under DORA; neither yet names post-quantum algorithms specifically. Migration follows the EU coordinated roadmap, with high-risk use cases targeted for 2030 and full migration by 2035, which is encouraged rather than mandated.
Standards and algorithms
- Standard families
- NIST FIPS 204, FIPS 205
- Algorithms
- ML-DSA, SLH-DSA
Hybrid stance
None stated
Migration timeline
- 2026National Institute of Telecommunications (IL-PIB) begins a security assessment of post-quantum cryptography solutions (2026-2030 outlook)
- 2030High-risk use cases migrated (EU coordinated roadmap)
- 2035Full migration of all systems complete (EU coordinated roadmap); national quantum-technology policy phases run to 2035
Target completion: 2035
International standards processes
- NIS Cooperation Group co-authored the EU coordinated PQC roadmap
Governmental and standards bodies
- Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs) published the foundational assumptions for a national quantum-technology development policy naming post-quantum security and post-quantum cryptography as priorities
- NASK national research institute and CSIRT operator, presents post-quantum cryptography and quantum key distribution as responses to quantum threats
- Instytut Łączności (National Institute of Telecommunications) state research institute; introductory material, seminars on post-quantum digital-signature standards, and a planned 2026-2030 security assessment of post-quantum cryptography solutions
Key institutional documents
- Seminar with Prof. Kris Gaj: Post-Quantum Digital Signature Standards and Hardware Implementations
- Perspektywy na lata 2026-2030 (Instytut Łączności)
- Polska w erze kwantowej, czyli założenia polityki rozwoju technologii kwantowych
- USA - National Cybersecurity Strategy (NASK Cyberpolicy analysis)
- Efficient post-quantum cryptography from the perspective of resource consumption
- Poland at the forefront of quantum technology solutions - QKD presentation
- Post-quantum cryptography - seminar with Prof. Kris Gaj
- Post-quantum cryptography without quanta
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