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Established in 2014, Ukraine Digital News (UADN.NET) is the first English language international information platform dedicated to the Ukrainian digital and IT industries. As a free resource, it provides news, market data, business analysis and updates pertaining to the Internet, e-commerce, IT services, software development, hardware and other innovation in the country as well as to related investment activity and the legal environment. UADN also conducts or participates in research activities that provide local and international audiences with in-depth analysis and quality data on these industries. UADN is published by Belgian company International Digital News.

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Google announces expansion of All Access Music service to Ukraine

Google announced last week that they are expanding their All Access Music service to Ukraine among five other countries – Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru. With this latest move, Ukraine joins Russia as the only former Soviet republics with access to the service. The All Access Music service launched last summer as a streaming music platform to compete with …

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President Poroshenko promises 3G and 4G soon: Their implementation was held up by corruption

In a meeting met with representatives of public organizations last week, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he was astounded that Ukraine was one of the last countries in the world where 4G technology has not been implemented and 3G is weakly deployed. The introduction of modern 3G and 4G communications technologies will quickly have a …

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Association agreement shows strong EU commitment to high tech cooperation; local businesses have mixed reactions

Hopes, fears and expectations are high in Ukraine following the signature of the association agreement with the European Union (EU) in late June. The science, research and innovation sectors, as well as high-tech investment and e-commerce, are no exceptions, since they are directly or indirectly impacted by  important sections of the economic part of the …

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Ukrainian players respond: How the association agreement will impact the country’s IT, e-commerce and startup industries

Following the signature of the EU-Ukraine association agreement in late June, six figures of the Ukrainian high tech industry – EastLabs CEO Eveline Butchaskiy, Bionic Hill CEO Victor Galasyuk, Alexandr Ladyvir of Nova Poshta, UADM President Valentin Kalashnik, N-IX founder Andrew Pavliv, AVentures Capital’s Yevgen Sysoyev and TA Venture’s Viktoriya Tigipko – have shared with Ukraine Digital News their views on the …

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Ukraine wants to lessen reliance on foreign software and develop local IT industry

On July 3rd, the Ukrainian parliament voted to recommend that the national government cease using Russian-created software in state agencies. The move is billed as being in the interests of national security, as software created in Russia may carry cyber threats, Ukrainian lawmakers believe. The bill, which was proposed by MPs Oleksandr Mochkov from Udar …

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Energy-management startup EcoisMe announces investment from Deutsche Telekom and Polish incubator Hubraum

EcoisMe, which has developed a system for managing energy at home, has obtained 30,000 euro from Polish incubator Hubraum at an undisclosed valuation. Consequently, the Ukrainian startup will move operations to Krakow, Poland. EcoisMe has also reached an investment agreement with Deutsche Telekom, which manages Hubraum. According to the second agreement, the German telco giant will …

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Google and Microsoft rated most appealing employers for Ukrainian students

Universum, a global leader in employer branding, has released its first student survey in Ukraine. The survey reveals how attractive an employer is for students and indicates its position in relation to recruitment competitors. Not only have Google and Microsoft been judged the most attractive IT employers, they also take the lead in the Business/Commerce and Engineering/Natural science rankings.

Scanner Pro hits 6 million downloads

Scanner Pro, an app developed by leading Ukrainian app-developer Readdle that enables you to convert your iPhone or iPad into a mobile scanner, has reached 6-million downloads in the App Store. Earlier this year, Apple identified the app as the “App of the Week” and named it an “Editor’s Choice” in 70 countries, which propelled …

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How Lviv aspires to become a “smart city”

Last week, authorities from Lviv (Lvov), a major city in western Ukraine, signed a cooperation memorandum with Microsoft to launch several “smart-city” projects, reported leading Ukrainian IT portal AIN.UA. Utilizing the Microsoft CityNext platform, the city will create an interactive tourist-portal that will enable visitors to obtain quality services and necessary information. A portal allowing …

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Entreprise application software market expected to shrink by 40% this year

During the first five months of 2014, the volume of services provided by entrepreneurs and organizations in the information and telecommunications sectors in Ukraine were valued at 28.8 billion hryvnias (approximately $2.42 billion), reports the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. More specifically, telecom companies accounted for services valued at 19.78 billion hryvnias (approximately $1.66 billion), …

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Ukrainian business angels gather in an association

Last week Ukrainian business angels announced the creation of the UAngel local and international association. UAngel will provide access to information on deals, encourage co-investment and organize events and training programs for association members. “This is a super-important element of the startup ecosystem, which Ukraine was indeed missing. Just compare these numbers: in 2012, VCs invested …

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Intel Capital teams up with two Russian funds to back Ukraino-Russian bus ticket software developer

Gill Business Systems (Gillbus), a company that develops inventory distribution systems (IDS) for the bus-transportation industry, has secured $3 million from a consortium of three venture funds – Intel Capital, InVenture Partners and FinSight – at an undisclosed valuation. Launched in Ukraine in 2010, Gillbus aims to make distribution of tickets for buses “as smooth as tickets for airlines.” The company …

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