Sweden’s Ericsson was one of the first telecommunications equipment providers to enter Ukraine, opening an office in 1995. The move paid off as it turned into a core supplier to Ukrainian mobile network operators and Internet vendors. Now, as Ukraine makes the transition to third generation Internet, Ericsson sees more opportunities.
Despite all the challenges coming along the way, deregulation remains one of the fastest-moving reforms. A number of laws and Cabinet of Ministers decrees that make life easier for Ukrainian business have already been passed. Moreover, the government has recently adopted an action plan on deregulation for 2015-2016, which contains 130 of the most painful issues …
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Electric cars are a rarity on Ukrainian roads, with their prices at least 40 percent higher than standard cars, largely due to high import duties. Another impediment is the lack of developed infrastructure. As a result, as few as 300 are active, according to some estimates. Dnipropetrovsk (Dnepropetrovsk) producer E-line is trying to remedy that with 100 …
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Ukraine’s technology community already has several massive annual events like Investor Day Central and Eastern Europe (IDCEE) and iForum that showcase the nation’s tech industry to the world. Another big scale event has joined the list recently. InnoTech Ukraine conference, billed as the first Ukrainian forum on innovative technologies, took place at Olympic Stadium in Kyiv on …
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Tech companies are known internationally for providing great work spaces for their employees — a vital ingredient in attracting the best talent. But Lviv’s tech companies plan to take this a step further by also supplying cool, affordable housing for their employees. A nine-floor building called IT House will be built four kilometers away from the …
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There are still 50,000 software engineers in more than 500 outsourcing companies, more than 100 global research and development centers and e-commerce companies in the country, with a combined value of $5 billion . “During 2014, IT companies, especially in eastern Ukraine, were preoccupied with securing continuity of their business and organizing events demonstrating their …
Ukraine is known as the producer of useful software for businesses and individuals. But it also has something worthy to offer in cyber security. ALLIT Service company released its antivirus software Zillya! in 2009, becoming the first antivirus software producer in Ukraine. Six years later, while successfully selling its product outside Ukraine, it is finding less success …
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One of the reasons why corruption flourishes in Ukraine is the lack of public information available freely online. But the parliament is taking the first steps to transparency in this area. On March 5, Ukrainian Parliament gave preliminary approval (with 243 votes) to a law that would make more public information available online and free …
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Ukraine’s rapidly developing tech scene saw global giant Google, mostly known for its popular search engine, establish an office in Kyiv in 2006. Today, Google’s country manager for Ukraine, Dmytro Sholomko, says that behemoths like his employer are now looking for stability in Ukraine in order to develop. Sholomko hopes for support from Ukraine’s government …
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MacPaw, a Kyiv-based software developer, has gained popularity with its CleanMyMac, a product that helps to clean one’s MacBook computer from unnecessary files. It has Facebook, world’s biggest social network, among its clients. Mark Zuckerberg’s company purchased over 3,000 software licenses for its computers. First CleanMyMac license was sold in 2009. The latest version of the single-computer license …
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Ukraine’s turbulent 2014 worsened the investment climate, including in venture capital – which dropped in half to $40 million. It’s a big problem for the more than 2,000 Ukrainian startups. A Kyiv Post survey of 47 startups, from e-commerce to mobile applications and hardware products, shows bureaucracy and bribery are key obstacles. Other problems: Russia’s …
Ukraine’s technology sector can often find no better outsourcing option than the low-cost production center known as China. Oleksandr Nesterenko, the head of ARTKB, a Ukrainian hardware developer, says that China has “huge production platforms.” Production in European Union countries is much more expensive by comparison. Other options on the low-cost front are Taiwan, India, Philippines …
