The Kyiv Post

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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US firm acquires Ukrainian startup used by Uber, Disney and Nike

The U.S. design delivery platform Abstract has acquired Ukrainian startup Flawless App, the Kyiv-born company announced on Feb. 10. While the companies did not disclose the sum of the acquisition, the Ukrainian startup was already a major player with heavyweights like Uber, Disney, eBay, Nike, Spotify among its clients. Flawless App was designed for programmers who create iPhone …

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Ukrainian startups showcase their high-tech gadgets in Las Vegas

For the fourth consecutive year, Ukraine showcased some of its best innovations at CES, the largest tech show on the planet taking place in Las Vegas. Side-by-side with Amazon, Microsoft, Sony and Facebook, six Ukrainian startups exhibited their high-tech gadgets: EdPro.Amperia, a startup that offers Lego-like building blocks for students to conduct lab projects on …

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Ukrainian government launches digital literacy platform

On Jan. 21, the Ukrainian government launched a test version of a national program of promoting digital literacy, “Diya. Digital Education.” “We are making another important step towards overcoming digital inequality,” Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk said in a statement. The platform offers digital literacy education in the form of free series where an expert and a celebrity …

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Ukrainian IT rides global wave, needs better dialogue with government

Ukraine’s new parliament and Cabinet of Ministers have a record number of people who previously worked in the information technology industry. One of the key tasks for these people is to increase the already rapid pace of local IT development. The industry’s revenues increase by 30% every year and could reach $5.4 billion by the …

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Illegal cryptocurrency farm found on Ukrzaliznytsya premises

An illegal bitcoin farm had been sucking electricity from the state-owned railway monopoly Ukrzaliznytsya, draining over $40,000 worth of electricity from the company. The company’s own security department along with Ukraine’s National Police found an illegal bitcoin farm on the premises of the railway enterprise in Ternopil, according to a statement the railway company published on …

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New deputy prime minister aims to digitize Ukraine, slay corruption

Elected to parliament from Zelensky’s Servant of the People party, Mykhailo Fedorov was appointed deputy prime minister and minister of digital transformation on Aug. 29 during the new parliament’s first session. Now 28-year-old, this former digital marketer from the southeastern city of Zaporizhia now aims to make it possible for Ukrainians to vote, run a …

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Government suggests new approach to IT education and industry taxation

Last week Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk revealed a new approach to support and tax the country’s IT industry. During a meeting with representatives of the export-oriented IT industry in Kyiv on Sept. 4, Honcharuk proposed creating a fund for developing the industry’s human capital. Managed by the IT industry itself, the fund would support …

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From messaging to outsourcing to innovation, Japan and Ukraine envision growing tech ties

Almost every Ukrainian is using something Japanese — at least, almost every Ukrainian with a smartphone. That’s because 97% of smartphone owners here, or about 40 million people, use the messaging app Viber, which is owned by Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. Since Ratuken purchased Viber from its Israeli founder in 2014, the app’s popularity in …

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