Zelensky issues decree to boost e-government services

By Denys Krasnikov / August 1, 2019

Paper pushers could face extinction in Ukraine very soon, thanks to a July 29 decree signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky to make all government services electronic and online.

The decree specifies 11 steps for the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine to roll out such e-services for Ukrainians. It includes auditing all the country’s registers, making them work together, and putting up a single website for access to such services.

If ministers take all the steps decreed, the circulation of paper forms — when applying for documents and filing others, and receiving all kinds of permits — will instead take place online.

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Topics: E-government, News, Policy making

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Denys Krasnikov

Denys Krasnikov is a Kyiv Post IT reporter. He studied journalism in Zaporizhia National University. Denys can be reached at krasnikov[at]kyivpost.com.

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