“The largest DDoS attack in Ukraine’s history,” according to the digital transformation minister Mykhailo Fyodorov, took place this past Tuesday, Feb. 15 — just one month after a previous attack. The attack targeted the websites of the defense ministry and armed forces as well as two of Ukraine’s two largest banks – PrivatBank and Oschadbank. Starting at 3pm that day, …
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Dec. 18 signed bill №5676 creating a special taxation system for tech firms. Approved by the parliament on Dec. 14, this is the second of three laws that are necessary to create the Diia City system. Diia City is a collection of tax, employment and legal benefits that Ukrainian and foreign IT firms …
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Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) detained four Kyiv residents suspected of operating a bot farm to spread disinformation about the Crimea Platform summit on social media. The suspects used 15,000 fake online accounts, the so-called bots, to write disparaging content about the results of thesummit, posing as ordinary users of Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, SBU said on Aug. 28. …
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As a country where cryptocurrencies have enjoyed a growing popularity, Ukraine now also has a strategy to develop its virtual asset market within the next three years. The plan has been presented by officials from the Ministry of Digital Transformation, other government institutions and representatives of the private sector, Forklog reported. The roadmap envisages various regulatory, …
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Ukraine’s parliament passed a bill on June 3 that imposes additional taxes on foreign companies like Apple, Netflix, Amazon and Facebook. According to the new legislation, foreign tech companies that are not registered in Ukraine will pay a 20% value-added tax (VAT) for digital services they provide to local users. The bill targets content like …
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On May 11-13 the US-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) will hold a three-day online conference, gathering a bevy of high-level government officials, policy experts and business leaders. A special emphasis will be placed on startups and innovation. One of the hallmarks of the event will be a virtual expo hall, where participants will be able to view and interact with …
On May 11-13 the US-Ukraine Foundation (USUF) will hold a three-day online conference, gathering a bevy of high-level government officials, policy experts and business leaders. Speakers will share their views on the current state of the US-Ukraine strategic partnership and discuss opportunities for advancing business and other prospects. Among the topics covered will be the first steps …
In recent years, Ukraine’s world-class artificial intelligence (AI) industry has become something of a calling card for the country’s booming tech sector. Billion dollar Ukrainian startups including Grammarly and GitLab have managed to establish a global presence while maintaining AI offices in Ukraine. Meanwhile, as word has spread, global tech giants such as Samsung, Google, …
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The Ukrainian tech holding Techiia has announced plans to build a large “ecotechnopark” in Nova Kakhovka, a city of 46,000 inhabitants located in the Kherson region, southern Ukraine. At the core of the tech park, which will cover 90 hectares of land, will be a robust data center with a capacity of 500 megawatts. This …
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On October 4 President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to facilitate the relocation of Belarusian IT professionals to Ukraine, following the example of several countries of the region. These measures target Belarusian IT programmers and entrepreneurs as well as their families. Starting from now, the maximum duration of their stay in Ukraine without a visa …
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For years, television was seen as a medium that distracted children from studying. Now, nearly a month after Ukraine shut down all schools to slow the spread of COVID-19, the country is using TV to help kids study remotely. The new project is called the All-Ukrainian Online School. Launched by President Volodymyr Zelensky and implemented …
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Ukraine will introduce an immigration quota for 5,000 foreign information technology specialists per year, the Digital Transformation Ministry announced on Feb. 26. The quota will come into effect on March 2. Since the announcement was published, the ministry has already received requests from IT companies to offer jobs through the program, Oleksandr Bornyakov, the deputy minister, said. …
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