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Top French officials and businessmen pledge to support Ukraine’s digital sovereignty and development

December 16, 2022 December 19, 2022

On December 13 the French capital played host to the “Bilateral Conference for the resilience and reconstruction of Ukraine.” Touted as an initiative from the French president Emmanuel Macron and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, the conference aimed to “outline [Ukraine’s] needs to ensure its economic resilience during the war and its medium-term reconstruction, as well as to encourage …

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Ukrainian pro-crypto groups announce Web3 roadmap

November 15, 2022 November 21, 2022

Blockchain4Ukraine — a group of pro-crypto Ukrainian lawmakers — and the public union Virtual Assets of Ukraine (VAU) revealed a joint roadmap for promoting and developing Web3 in the country. The document was signed by its co-authors on Nov. 14, reports Forklog.com The roadmap proposes a set of measures for promoting Web3, such as the launch of …

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Pro-Russian authority in Kherson cuts access to Instagram and YouTube

July 7, 2022 July 7, 2022

The authority installed by occupying Russian troops in Ukraine’s southern region of Kherson announced yesterday that access to Instagram and YouTube was now blocked locally. Officials acknowledge, however, that the American social networks are still available through VPNs, reports Meduza. In the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, Russians were reported to have disabled mobile Internet service by Ukrainian …

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Zelensky hologram, 14 startups and a “train not to be missed:” Ukrainian tech impresses France

July 1, 2022 July 5, 2022

Is France about to become a harbor for Ukrainian startups in these troubled times? Thus far — in spite of its size and its thriving innovation ecosystem — this country has not been a major point of destination for Ukrainian or other Eastern European tech entrepreneurs seeking international growth or relocation opportunities. These entrepreneurs were more …

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Zelensky announces ‘digital lend-lease’ for Ukraine

June 17, 2022 July 5, 2022

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed The Next Web conference in Zaandam via augmented reality on Thursday, announcing a programme of ‘digital lend-lease’ in which Ukraine could be used to develop new technologies in return for financial and technological support. The scheme envisions tech firms developing new technologies in Ukraine to build a ‘new Ukraine together, …

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Russia is taking over the Internet in Ukraine’s occupied territories

June 15, 2022 June 23, 2022

Webpages in the city of Kherson in south Ukraine stopped loading on people’s devices at 2:43 pm on May 30. For the next 59 minutes, anyone connecting to the internet with KhersonTelecom, known locally as SkyNet, couldn’t call loved ones, find out the latest news, or upload images to Instagram. They were stuck in a …

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EU sets up €20 million support for Ukrainian startups through European Innovation Council

June 9, 2022 June 17, 2022

The European Commission has launched an ambitious €20 million action to support the Ukrainian innovation community. Through a targeted amendment of the 2022 European Innovation Council (EIC) work programme, the new initiative will support at least 200 Ukrainian deep tech start-ups with up to €60,000 each. In addition, the EIC will offer non-financial support, such as business …

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Ukraine’s association agreement to Horizon Europe and Euratom Research and Training Programmes enters into force

June 9, 2022 June 17, 2022

Today, the agreement associating Ukraine to Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme (2021-2027) and the Euratom Research and Training Programme (2021-2025) entered into force, following its ratification by Ukraine. The Ukrainian research and innovation actors can now fully participate in these programmes on equal terms with entities from the EU Members States. In view of the ongoing …

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Ukraine’s “Redevelopment and Recovery Plan” aims to address urgent and long-term needs at no risk for private investors

June 7, 2022 June 7, 2022

In late May, the World Economic Forum in Davos played host to a round table on the “restoration of Ukraine.” Among the participants were Alex Bornyakov, Ukraine’s deputy minister of Digital Transformation, and Andrey Kolodyuk, chairman of the supervisory board of the Ukrainian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (UVCA). The UVCA presented a “Ukraine …

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Ukraine launches NFT ‘Museum of War’ in crypto crowdfunding push

March 25, 2022 April 4, 2022

Ukraine started auctioning off a collection of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on Friday in an expansion of a cryptocurrency fundraising push that Kyiv says has already collected more than $65 million for its war effort. The ‘Meta History: Museum of War’ collection is a series of digital images – including silhouettes of warplanes, screengrabs of news …

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Ukraine legalizes crypto sector as digital currency donations continue to pour in

March 17, 2022 August 23, 2022

Ukraine has passed a law that creates a legal framework for the cryptocurrency industry in the country. The law allows foreign and Ukrainian cryptocurrencies exchanges to operate legally, according to the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed the law as Russia’s war on Ukraine continues underscoring the important role that …

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Ukraine to launch NFT to mark history of Russian invasion

March 13, 2022 March 14, 2022

The Ukrainian government is to launch a non-fungible token marking the history of the Russian invasion with unique digital art, in its latest use of digital assets to fund its war efforts. The country’s deputy minister of digital transformation, Alex Bornyakov, said the NFT collection would be “like a museum of the Russian-Ukrainian war. We want to …

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