Legal

Ukrainian government starts to push for greater transparency in online public information

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 …

Ukrainian government starts to push for greater transparency in online public information Read More

Lawmakers from IT industry pledge to boost conditions for peers

Ukrainian IT sector received a bit of hope that good changes are coming in 2015 after the parliament elections this October. Five former tech industry players received parliament member mandates and became IT sector lobbyists at the legislative level. Luckily for the industry, the lobbyists have different background and represent different parties. Olha Belkova (Petro …

Lawmakers from IT industry pledge to boost conditions for peers Read More

How the latest restrictions on foreign exchange transactions have impacted Ukraine’s ICT sector

On September 22, the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) adopted Resolution No. 591, which introduced significant changes to the Foreign Exchange Transaction Rules for Ukrainian banks. In addition to restrictions applied to foreign exchange purchases by individuals, the resolution, directly or indirectly, has had an impact on many Ukrainian business sectors and on foreign companies …

How the latest restrictions on foreign exchange transactions have impacted Ukraine’s ICT sector Read More

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 …

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

IT outsourcing company Ciklum comes out in support of new Ukrainian military tax

Staff at Ciklum, one of the largest IT-companies in Ukraine, have been suggested to transfer 1.5% of their salary to the needs of the military operations in Eastern Ukraine against pro-Russian insurgents. The proposal was made by the founder and director of Ciklum, Torben Majgaard, who sent an open letter to his employees regarding the issue, …

IT outsourcing company Ciklum comes out in support of new Ukrainian military tax Read More

Report: Illegal importation of IT-related products causes huge losses to Ukrainian budget

Last week the analytical firm IDC reported that losses in potential VAT revenue from the illegal importation of IT-related products, such as tablets, laptops, and phones from $233 million in 2013. Moreover, this figure does not take into account the related losses borne by the state when refunding nonexistent VAT to unscrupulous importers. For the …

Report: Illegal importation of IT-related products causes huge losses to Ukrainian budget Read More

Ukrainian government unveils 14 priorities for the reform of domestic IT industry

Earlier this week Dmitry Shimkiv, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration for Administrative, Social and Economic Reform, and Economic Development Minister Pavel Sheremeta, presented the online platform Easybusiness in UA. The platform – available in Ukrainian language only – displays tasks that are being worked on by the presidential team responsible for reform. A separate section on …

Ukrainian government unveils 14 priorities for the reform of domestic IT industry Read More

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 …

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

Sergiy Tigipko: Ukrainian IT market could increase to $10 billion a year with state support

State support in Ukraine would boost the market for IT services to $10 billion a year, said Ukrainian lawmaker and presidential candidate Sergiy Tigipko. “Today Ukraine is manufacturing $1.5 billion worth of IT products for export annually and that market is growing by 30%. Therefore, if we create incentives, in the next two or three …

Sergiy Tigipko: Ukrainian IT market could increase to $10 billion a year with state support Read More

Russia’s telecom regulator blocks access to “terrorist” pro-Maidan social media content

Russia’s Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Telecom, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Roskomnadzor) announced yesterday that it has blocked access to 13 virtual communities of Ukrainian organizations on Vkontakte.ru (also known as VK.com), the leading Russian-language social network. “These communities promoted the activity of Ukrainian nationalist groups, including open calls for the …

Russia’s telecom regulator blocks access to “terrorist” pro-Maidan social media content Read More

Scroll to Top
Everything you ever wanted to know about Ukraine's digital industries
Conveniently delivered to your mailbox, every week
  • Latest industry news
  • Information on startups in Ukraine
  • Market data and reports
  • Interviews with key players
  • Upcoming events
  • Recommended services
* we never share your details with third parties.