For those who believe that all models have been tested in e-commerce, it is worth taking a look at VITK.COM.UA, an online store for prisoners launched by the Dnipropetrovsk-based (Dnepropetrovsk) IT company CDM. The service, which has been live since August, is a joint project of CDM and the management of the state penitentiary service …
SendFlowers, a Ukrainian online store that offers the most exotic of flowers with delivery across the country and beyond, has announced that it has begun to accept Bitcoins on a test basis. It is the first such case on the Ukrainian e-commerce scene, reports E-Commerce.com.ua. The cryptocurrency can be used on the site to buy …
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In a new attempt to attract additional foreign money to Ukraine, the State Agency for Investment and National Projects is developing an interactive map that’s aimed at showing a potential investor all the possibilities at a glance. The agency presented a beta version of the map on Oct. 16. It is part of the strategy …
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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 …
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Fidomobile, a virtual operator of mobile networks, has won a competition held by the Kyiv (Kiev) state administration for selecting an operator for a high-speed WiFi network in the city’s metro. The company plans to invest approximately 100 million hryvnias (approximately $7.7 million) in the project and to provide WiFi coverage throughout the metro, from escalators …
Kyiv City State Administration is working with Igor Shoifot, chairman of Ukrainian Happy Farm incubator and the U.S. representative of TMT Investments, to open a co-working space in Kyiv, where startup teams will be able to work on their projects free of charge. Existing spaces in the Ukrainian capital charge anywhere from $70 to $200 per …
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Nowadays, implementation of innovations and using high technology can significantly contribute to reaching new goals of Ukraine’s national economic development. Achieving these goals will enable Ukrainians to build a new country with absolutely new formation – the country which can get back its high-quality specialists (especially in IT and R&D sector), develop relevant conditions to …
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The Ukrainian authorities may block Russian web resources which they believe to be responsible for propaganda, as well as those linked to the Donbass insurgency. “At the moment we are working at both the legal and technical level in order to follow the examples of Israel, America and China, closing down sites which pose a …
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 …
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Economists, reformers, public figures and businessmen are gathering in Kyiv (Kiev) to discuss potential models and tools for a much-needed Ukrainian “economic leap.” The First Kyiv International Economic Forum (KIEF) is set to take place on October 2 at the Hilton Kyiv Hotel in partnership with Ukraine Digital News. The organizers and speakers will focus …
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
As Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and others become ubiquitous, many Ukrainian leaders now communicate via social networks. Since the Maidan revolution these networks have even been used by several top officials to announce important government decisions. Following the trend is Petro Poroshenko. The newly-elected Ukrainian president, who already maintained an official presence on Twitter and Facebook, last …
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