ITU International Newsletter 14-20.02.2024
IT Ukraine Association
Promoting Ukraine’s tech brand as the largest IT industry representative (200+ companies) ✶ Members of DigitalEurope
Hi! Thank you for reading our International Newsletter — having been issued in an updated form (we’re still making some improvements) for a month in 2024 already. This feels like a year of change—globally and in Ukraine. We’re making progress, upholding commitments, and charging ahead, with the IT industry unequivocally among those at the helm.
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Spotlight
The Future of Ukraine’s IT Is in Europe
Indeed, however big the internal IT ecosystem is in Ukraine, the industry remains export-oriented. At the same time, the EU is struggling to fill the vacancies in the rapidly developing digital landscape and seeking comprehensive and practical AI regulation (the AI Act).
Here’s where the Ukrainian expertise comes in: of those in Europe, Ukrainian IT professionals are currently employed mostly in Poland, Germany, Scandinavian countries and the UK, but with the established agreements of Ukraine’s EU accession (a candidacy, currently) with countries already modelling their GovTech approaches after Ukraine, our IT specialists are in ever higher demand.
Ukraine—a Digital State
Following the Success of Diia, Ukraine Launches Mriia—an All-in-One Student’s App
First presented at the start of the 2023-2024 academic year, the Mriia application is developed as an ID-and-a-Mark-Sheet portal that is to become an inflexion of the school-level digitalisation efforts. As such, the first wave of services to be available at the application’s launch:
Further plans include providing an official and convenient platform for teacher-student and teacher-parent communication, submitting homework and receiving feedback, and even an AI integration.
ITU Newsline
Sweden Study Tour 2024: 10 Ukrainian IT Companies’ Productive Visit
10 Ukrainian SMBs recently concluded a four-day Study Tour in Stockholm, Sweden, having attended:
The study tour to Sweden was organised by the Association @IT Ukraine and Open Trade Gate Sweden in collaboration with the Office of Entrepreneurship and Export Development, the national project Diia Business, and with the support of the TIPSTER project: “Trade, Intellectual Properties Support, and Technical Regulation” which is implemented by the CU "The Fund for Support of Reforms in Ukraine" with the financial support of the German government within the framework of the international cooperation project ReACT4UA ("Application and implementation of the Association Agreement between the EU and Ukraine in the sphere of trade"), the executor of which is the German federal company Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. The project is aimed at increasing the competitiveness and sustainability of Ukrainian small and medium-sized enterprises, especially in view of the accession to the EU.
ITU Webinars — You’re Invited!
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UK-Ukraine TechBridge on Social Media
The joint bilateral initiative launched together with our partners from the techUK, Ministry of Digital Transformation and UK Government is aimed at providing the platform for fruitful business cooperation, know-how exchange, upskill training for IT professionals and overall promotion of the opportunities that the British-Ukrainian IT ecosystem partnership opens up.
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Incredible Tech Products & Solutions
Expansion of the Business Productivity Software Vertical
Incredible Tech Guide—targeted at the international investors and prospective clients of the most viable Ukrainian companies and products—is now being continuously expanded, with our Expert Board considering dozens of applications a week. This time, we’re highlighting several new additions. A quick reminder: eligibility criteria are here, application form—here.
8allocate (company), with 8 years of experience and a team of over 70 software engineers, offers #FinTech and #EdTech services tailored to companies of all sizes—from startups to multinational organisations—with over 200 completed projects.
🟧 EDTECH
Softbook (company) of 4 years offers interconnected educational services akin to Google Services, revolutionising online education with advanced distance learning (management) solutions, with over 170K alumni and 5K courses.
Promova (product) enhances language learning experiences through bite-sized lessons, certified tutoring programs, free conversation clubs, and a supportive community, prioritising accessibility and mental health.
Furthermore
The World Bank Allocates up to $500m to Support Ukrainian Businesses in 2024
Under the “Made in Ukraine” umbrella, the World Bank and the Ministry of Economy announced the disbursement of around $500m in the form of 5-7-9% affordable loans for Ukrainian businesses with a particular focus on increasing Ukraine’s export potential. World Bank’s commitment to boosting Ukraine’s economy extends further than the current war period, eyeing the post-war development and subsequent rapid growth.
Washington D.C.’s Brookings Institute Finds Ukraine Digitally Resilient in Spite of War
How were Ukraine’s public services digitalised—over two phases (2012-2019 & 2019-present)? What are the lessons for other countries? What comprises the Diia City Ecosystem? How does an average citizen use digitally available public services, and what’s the information pathway there? After all, what’s ahead?
Progress Ahead of the Japan-Ukraine Conference for the Promotion of Economic Reconstruction
Japan expands its provision of expertise in Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction, consulting on the plans and acting as a party to infrastructural projects aimed at making Ukraine its most sustainable.