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How Ukraine’s IT sector could benefit from the country’s EU membership 

EUKRAINA, a EU-sponsored campaign to support Ukraine’s EU integration, has analyzed the benefits that the Ukrainian IT sector may expect from its EU membership. Ukraine signed, in 2014, an Association Agreement with the EU, and received the status of candidate for EU membership in 2022.   “This process should create a powerful synergy effect for both sides in the field of information technology …

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Mykhailo Fedorov: Ukraine can inspire governments worldwide as they will eventually go digital

In a blog post published by Atlantic Council, Ukraine’s Digital Transformation minister analyzes the progress of digitalization in his country amid the war and its significance. In spite of the horrors of the invasion, “Ukrainians continue to open new businesses, get married, pay taxes, and apply for financial assistance from the state.” To a large …

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Ukraine to offer $1 million reward at anti-drone hackathon

 An “Anti-Shahed Drone Hackathon” will be held for Ukrainian teams this week-end (June 24-25). The initiative was announced by the ministry of Digital Transformation earlier this month as part of the ‘Drone Army’ project.  The authorities expect to bring together talented developers, engineers, cyberspecialists and volunteers in order to create advanced systems and technologies for detecting, tracking …

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European Commission allocates €20 million to integrate Ukrainian startups to EU ecosystem

Nearly one year after initial announcements, an EU-backed €20 million program to support Ukrainian high-tech startups is starting to take shape.  Earlier this week, the European Commission announced the winner of its competitive call. A “pan-European network of startup associations, enterprise support centres, incubators and accelerators” will be formed to help Ukrainian innovators integrate into …

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Ukraine launches tech cluster to increase defense capabilities

On April 26 the Ukrainian authorities launched an online platform to streamline and support innovation in defense technologies.  Dubbed ‘Brave1,’ the platform aims to unite industry and government stakeholders, providing the latter with “organizational, informational, and financial support for defense tech projects in Ukraine.”  The covered fields include, in particular, weapon systems, drones, robots, demining systems, protection …

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Ukraine and UK sign “historic” digital trade deal

Yesterday the UK and Ukraine signed a digital trade agreement (DTA) to support Ukraine’s National Recovery Plan while “greatly enhancing the UK-Ukraine trade and investment relationship.” UK businesses will be “mobilised to engage in future reconstruction projects in Ukraine,” the UK government stated.  The agreement was inked in the framework of the ‘Road to Ukraine …

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

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

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

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

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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