On 12th of May 2001, during the celebration of Europe Day in Warsaw, the Internet Café Bus of the British Embassy started its journey throughout Poland. The bus project is aimed at promotion - during summer it will assist British Days events in Gdańsk, Gdynia and Sopot - and education. It will visit many places, especially small villages where access to the Internet is limited. It will help people interested in the subjects of European integration and international affairs to broaden their knowledge, and will also show them British - Polish co-operation. An information assistant will introduce Internet to those who have not used it yet and help them take their first steps at the World-wide Web. Using Internet on the Internet Bus is free of charge for everyone. Embassy's workers stress that their main aim is to provide as many people as possible with up-to-date information about Europe and the challenges our continent is currently facing. Robin Barnett, the Counsellor and deputy Head of Mission of the British Embassy, says about the idea of the bus: "We are aware that there are no Internet cafes in many villages - we want to arrive at such places. We will inform about bus's itinerary as it comes" He also added: "We would like to show that Poland and Great Britain are partners in Europe".

The Internet Bus project of the British Embassy is pioneering in Poland, yet in Great Britain we can meet several Internet buses. The bus was bought and converted especially as ordered by the Embassy. The final version of the bus interior followed a series of discussions and multimedia simulations during the spring. The design was worked up by members of the Embassy's project working team, their co-operators from the British Council, Trade Partners UK, and Polish Transport Holdings, the company that has co-ordinated the purchase, conversion and operation of the bus.