Dear Readers, Whether discussing companies, industry or country, innovation is a driving force for further development and modernity. However, in Poland, the scale of implementing innovative solutions is still not at the level it should be. Therefore, the need to increase innovation has been included in the five pillars of economic development of Poland contained in the Responsible Development Strategy.

One of the activities that falls under this trend is a competition organised jointly by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development and the National Centre for Research and Development – Polish Product of the Future. It is the only competition that selects and awards breakthrough projects that are changing the face of the Polish economy. This year, there is a special edition – the 20th anniversary of the competition. Its history shows that despite the risk associated with implementing high-tech solutions, Polish Awards catalogue 3 engineers, scientists and economic operators are successful in the market, both at home and all over the world. It is them who should receive special thanks for contributing to the development of innovation in Poland.

The anniversary of the competition is also a great opportunity to thank over 300 experts from various fields of technology, who have supported us over these 20 years in the process of evaluating over 900 projects, and have participated in the work of the Jury. It is their dedication and professionalism that we owe the high level of the competition. We would like to thank all participants in the competition for their participation, and we congratulate the winners and wish them much success on their way to development. Please have a read of the catalogue, and participate in the next editions of the competition!