ITU International Newsletter 15-22.07.2024

Hello! It’s past the middle of this summer, and we’re charging ahead—both figuratively and literally. In a month filled with results analysis and announcements, it’s important to keep your cool… indeed, that was a heatwave. In the digital field, however, all is looking sustainably positive, as we await the economic data for the first half of the year. For now, here’s what you’d wish you knew going into your next workday — we got you:

Spotlight

Ukrainian IT Meets Ukrainian Government—Once a Quarter

On Friday, ITU organised and held a second meeting of the format whereby the Association’s C-suite, regional clusters and associations converse with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine . 

The conversation centred around the digitalisation of the specialists’ booking process—announced at the ITU General Meeting, innovations in the IT sector and its role in bringing Ukraine’s military victory closer—as the industry is already a big contributor and donor—as well as the transformation processes in tech education.

These meetups—the first one took place in March—are deemed highly important by both the IT Ukraine Association and the Ministry, engendering the productive state-business dialogue. The IT sector constitutes over 40% of the country’s service exports, with one IT employee supplying almost three jobs. See our ‘Digital Tiger’ Market Research for more.

Ukraine—a Digital State

Diia Passes 15 Thousand Integrations Mark

Over the 5-year span of the app and portal, over 15,000 organisations—governmental institutions, companies and enterprises all across Ukraine—have integrated one or more of the over 110 Diia services. Today, businesses rely on Diia for everything from duplicating official documents digitally to authorising with the state ID sans collecting personal data to antibot tools to request verification and satisfaction. 

ITU Newsline

Join Us September 12th for the IT Ukraine GR Conference

The 10th anniversary edition of the largest conference on IT law in Ukraine—the annual get-together of government representatives, business, lawyers, financiers, HR specialists and other experts—will address the governmental and business challenges of 2024 and analyse various legal approaches among IT companies. 

We’ll cover a wide range of topics from pressing legal issues to strategic sectoral processes underway. Hear all about Ukraine's integration into the EU’s ‘Digital Single Market’, Innovations of the AI age and its impact on IPs, forecasts for M&As and investments in IT industry, revenue strategies and effective taxation policies, other IT Industry regulations, and much more.

Follow the hybrid (offline in Kyiv and online) event updates and add it to your calendar: ITUGR on Facebook | ITUGR on LinkedIn | Thread on X

Click here to see the agenda: Get Your Tickets Now!

Please note: Our Member and Partner Companies, as well as Non-Profit NGO or governmental representatives get 1 free ticket to the event per organisation. If that’s you, please reach out to Hurzhii@ITUkraine.org.ua

IT Ukraine GR Conference 2024 will be organised by the IT Ukraine Association. Bank partner—UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group. Automotive partner—Mercedes-Benz Ukraine.  Partner—Exhibition and Convention Centre “Parkovy”.        

I Strategic Session of the ITU EdTech Committee

On Thursday, the newly formed and recently established EdTech Committee held its first Strategic Session: the parties: shared their vision for the vertical's development in Ukraine, as well its global outreach; outlined the challenges, having considered the pressing market issues; analysed the fundamental directions of the vertical’s successful development within larger IT industry.

“The initiatives developed today will become the basis for the sustainable development of this industry,” stated Maria Shevchuk , ITU CEO.

“Ukrainian EdTech actors finally have an operating platform to exchange views, voice ideas, and highlight common problems," noted Kateryna Borovska , CMO of Promova , Committee Leader.

We thank UKRSIBBANK BNP Paribas Group, the project’s General Partner and donor, and SoftServe for the hospitality.        

Furthermore

III EU-Ukraine Cyber Dialogue Held

Last Monday, EU Members (to be) held the third Cyber Dialogue in Brussels, Belgium. The parties underlined their strong commitment to the UN framework of responsible state behaviour in cyberspace, based on the international law principles and norms. The EU and Ukraine also discussed the pathways that could allow Ukraine to benefit from the use of the EU Cybersecurity Reserve as well as to organise additional trainings for civilian and military entities based on Ukraine’s needs by the EUAM, specifically the EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM). 

Ukraine Facility: Latest Positive Assessment Comes at Additional €4.2 Billion

The European Commission has concluded that Ukraine has satisfactorily fulfilled the reforms within the current stage of the Ukraine Plan, Ukraine's reform and investment strategy for the next four years: the Economic Security Bureau reform, new corporate governance standards for state-owned enterprises, and adoption of the National Energy and Climate Plan. 

Once voted in by the Council, this decision will bring the total EU-to-Ukraine disbursement figure—since the Facility became operational in March this year—to €12b. Ukraine’s State Budget has already received €7.9b. The regular payments are aimed to support Ukraine's macro-financial stability — the next tranche coming this autumn.

(Wel)come Home, Says Ukraine’s MFA

Last week, Ukraine, together with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency , announced the joint launch of the online platform ‘Ukraine is Home’, providing families and individuals that relocated due to the war in Ukraine (for internal migration as well as for those ready to come back) with up-to-date information: everything from the administrative centres map, consulate services, damaged housing compensation mechanisms, ‘resilience hubs’ and more. The goal is to reverse the displacement that has somewhat halted as Ukraine marks 2.5 years of defending from the russian invaders.