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Launched in 1995, Kyiv Post is Ukraine’s leading English-language newspaper, produced by a team of Western and Ukrainian journalists. Over the years, the weekly newspaper has led the charge for a free press in Ukraine, and has played roles in the Georgiy Gongadze scandal, the Orange Revolution and other significant Ukrainian events. The Kyiv Post’s IT coverage is sponsored by Looksery, Ciklum, Steltec Capital and SoftServe. The content is independent of the donors.

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Ukrainian startup Petcube delays shipment of product again, hires new head of marketing

Perhaps the most famous Ukrainian hardware startup, Petcube says the release of its remote laser pointing pet-playing device is now at least six months behind schedule. Selling at a pre-order price of $179 on crowdfunding platform Kickstarter, the group said the latest delay – deliveries are scheduled now for the end of November, – was …

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Government launches web instruments for investors willing to place money in Ukraine

In a new attempt to attract additional foreign money to Ukraine, the State Agency for Investment and National Projects is developing an interactive map that’s aimed at showing a potential investor all the possibilities at a glance. The agency presented a beta version of the map on Oct. 16. It is part of the strategy …

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Legislative initiatives to boost IT sector: What does the future hold?

Ukraine’s information technology companies already have considerable benefits, including cheaper taxes, but the industry is looking for improvement from new faces in government who understand the IT world. One of the repeatedly stated goals of the new Ukrainian government — and of the new parliament, which will be elected on Oct. 26 — is to turn …

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Bionic University and MacPaw will teach students programming for iOS for free

Non-profit educational initiative Bionic University, which was created as a part of currently frozen Bionic Hill project, has teamed up with Ukrainian software development company MacPaw to launch free courses on creating applications for Apple’s iOS operating system. After completing a 2.5 months-long course, students are expected to be able to write an app from scratch in …

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Kyiv authorities work with American investor to open a free co-working space for startups

Kyiv City State Administration is working with Igor Shoifot, chairman of Ukrainian Happy Farm incubator and the U.S. representative of TMT Investments, to open a co-working space in Kyiv, where startup teams will be able to work on their projects free of charge. Existing spaces in the Ukrainian capital charge anywhere from $70 to $200 per …

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Swedish IT staffing company opens website development training center in Poltava

Beetroot, a Swedish information technology staffing company, on Sept. 19 opened an academy in Poltava to train website developers on the WordPress platform. Twelve students will undergo a three-month course after which they will be fully employable within Ukraine’s expanding IT sector, reads the company news release. Called Beetroot Academy, the frontend developer center is supported by the …

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Ukrainian entrepreneur Dmytro Kostyk brings his Interactive Restaurant Technology to US market

After testing its interactive surfaces in restaurants in Cyprus, Dubai and Abu-Dhabi, Ukrainian technology company Interactive Restaurant Technology is set to start working in the United States. The startup, which is a brainchild of another Ukrainian company, Kodisoft, is planning to build three “interactive venues” in San Antonio, Texas, and launch a manufacturing line in …

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Ciklum to launch a startup-in-residence program in Ukraine

The out-staffing software development company Ciklum with headquarters in Denmark and seven offices in Ukraine employing more than 2,400 people will soon launch a startup-in-residence program. The company’s CEO and founder Torben Majgaard announced the plan at the UTGem conference in San Francisco on Sept. 18. “We’re going to be offering Ukrainian startups to move into our offices. …

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IT pioneer announces candidacy for parliament with holistic vision for army and economy

The prominent founder of a popular domain name registrar and website hosting company is running for a seat in parliament as an independent candidate. The information technology pioneer, Oleksandr Olshanskiy, didn’t specify in which of the 225 single-mandate races he would run. Initially, he said he expected to get elected under the UDAR party ticket …

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