On 23 June 2025, the Sector Cyber Security Centre for Raw Materials and Geodiversity – ISAC SIG (Information Sharing and Analysis Center for Raw Materials and Geodiversity) was officially established at the headquarters of the Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute (PGI-NRI) in Warsaw.

The agreement on its establishment was signed by three institutions: Polish Geological Institute – NRI, the Higher Mining Office (WUG) and the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSMiE PAN). The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digitalisation and Government Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security – Krzysztof Gawkowski, PhD, and Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Chief National Geologist – Professor Krzysztof Galos.

The ISAC SIG was established as a joint initiative of public institutions, industry and the academic community. The centre is permanent and institutional in nature. Its mission is to build an integrated platform for information sharing, early warning of threats and support of digital resilience of the raw materials sector. The initiative focuses on the protection of industrial OT/IT systems, incident analysis, the development of technical and strategic competences, and the use of artificial intelligence tools and digital twins for risk modelling.

Signing of the agreement between PGI-NRI and WUG (from left): Piotr Litwa, Ph.D., President of WUG and Prof. Krzysztof Szamałek, Director of PGI-NRI, accompanied by Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment, Chief National Geologist Prof. Krzysztof Galos and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digitalisation Krzysztof Gawkowski, PhD

On the part of IGSMIE PAN, the agreement was signed by Director Prof. Magdalena Wdowin

The ISAC SIG will be based at the Upper Silesian Branch of the Polish Geological Institute – NRI, located in Sosnowiec. This location was chosen due to the strategic importance of the Silesian region for the country's raw materials economy and the team's experience in digital industrial analytics and OT/IT system security.

During the meeting, the Director of PGI-NRI appointed Artur Dyczko, PhD – Director of the Upper Silesia Branch of PGI-NRI – as Chairman of the ISAC SIG Management Committee

Standing from left: Prof. Krzysztof Galos, Piotr Litwa, PhD, Prof. Magdalena Wdowin, Artur Dyczko, PhD, Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski, PhD and Prof. Krzysztof Szamałek

In addition to the Ministry of Digitalisation, the Ministry of Climate and Environment, the Higher Mining Authority, and the Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, the meeting was attended by representatives of the country's key resource and geological sector entities, who expressed their intention to join the ISAC SIG: Lubelski Węgiel BOGDANKA S.A., Enea S.A., GAZ-SYSTEM S.A., PGE Górnictwo i Energetyka Konwencjonalna S.A. as well as the Warsaw University of Technology and the Marshal's Office of the Mazowieckie Voivodship.

Commemorative photo of meeting participants

The establishment of the ISAC SIG is a continuation of activities undertaken since 2022 as part of practical red team/blue team exercises and the CyberRange or Silesian CyberSecurity Hub projects. The centre is embedded in the real operational context of the natural resources sector, with a particular focus on the needs of industrial regions such as the Śląskie Voivodship. In this context, digital security and infrastructure resilience are key to the success of economic transformation.

Text: Artur Dyczko, Dominik Krasowski
Photos: Michał Zieliński, Paweł Jaskóła