Creation of the "Digital Transformation Coalition"

Participants: Andriy Biryukov - Executive Director of GS "HI-TECH Office Ukraine"; Ivan Kulchytskyi - President of the NGO "Agency for European Innovations"; representative from Ukraine in the ICT program committee of "Horizon 2020"; Maksym Koryavets - President of the NGO "Polissya Foundation for International and Regional Studies", representative of the project "Promoting the formation of the agenda and institutional prerequisites for the development of digital competencies in Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia"; Serhiy Bronin - President of the All-Ukrainian NGO "Ukrainian Association of IT Professionals", representative of the project "Digital Competence Framework for Teachers and Citizens of Ukraine" of the European Union ERASMUS+ program; Dmytro Zhyvytskyi - Chief of Staff of the Sumy Regional State Administration; Oleksandr Yurchak - General Director of the Association of Industrial Automation Enterprises of Ukraine; Yuriy Perohanych - General Director of the Association of Information Technology Enterprises of Ukraine.

In brief. The press conference participants will sign a memorandum on the creation of the Ukrainian National Digital Coalition – "Digital Transformation Coalition".

The coalition's activities will be aimed at consolidating and coordinating the initiatives and efforts of all partners in the field of digital development and the integration of Ukraine into the European Digital Space (EU Digital Single Market).

The event is held with the financial support of the European Union, provided through the re-granting scheme of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum for the implementation of the project "Promoting the formation of the agenda and institutional prerequisites for the development of digital competencies in Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia". The project in Ukraine is implemented by the NGO "Polissya Foundation for International and Regional Studies". The opinions expressed during the event do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Union.

Summary materials:

A Digital Transformation Coalition has been created in Ukraine

A memorandum on the creation of the Ukrainian National Digital Coalition "Digital Transformation Coalition" was signed in Kyiv.

The signing ceremony took place on September 5 at the "Ukrinform" news agency.

The "Digital Transformation Coalition" includes 46 state and private institutions and organizations, educational institutions, and non-governmental organizations.

During the signing, it was emphasized that the digital transformation of the economy and society is one of the essential factors for economic growth, job creation, improving the quality of life of citizens, and the development of democracy in Ukraine.

It is envisaged that the activities of the "Digital Transformation Coalition" will be aimed at consolidating and coordinating the initiatives and efforts of all partners in the field of digital development and the integration of Ukraine into the European Digital Space (EU Digital Single Market).

The main areas of cooperation within the framework of the memorandum are to be:

- dissemination of information about modern digital technologies and practices of their use;

- creation and development of appropriate infrastructure for acquiring and improving digital skills of youth and society as a whole in order to increase the employment level of the population and effectively use digital opportunities;

- harmonization with the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market of the European Union;

- improving access to digital infrastructure and the Internet;

- integration of digital technologies into production processes, or digitalization of industry;

- promotion of digital development of settlements and regions;

- digitalization of science, development of Ukrainian e-infrastructures;

- promotion of the development of creative industries, cybersecurity systems, and other areas of Ukraine's digital transformation.

- development of international cooperation in the field of digital technology development and digital skills.

The event was held with the financial support of the European Union, provided through the re-granting scheme of the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum for the implementation of the project "Promoting the formation of the agenda and institutional prerequisites for the development of digital competencies in Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia". The project in Ukraine is implemented by the NGO "Polissya Foundation for International and Regional Studies".

Participants of the memorandum signing event were: Executive Director of GS "HI-TECH Office Ukraine" Andriy Biryukov; President of the NGO "Agency for European Innovations" Ivan Kulchytskyi; President of the NGO "Polissya Foundation for International and Regional Studies", representative of the project "Promoting the formation of the agenda and institutional prerequisites for the development of digital competencies in Belarus, Ukraine, and Georgia" Maksym Koryavets; President of the All-Ukrainian NGO "Ukrainian Association of IT Professionals", representative of the project "Digital Competence Framework for Teachers and Citizens of Ukraine" of the European Union ERASMUS+ program Serhiy Bronin; Chief of Staff of the Sumy Regional State Administration Dmytro Zhyvytskyi; General Director of the Association of Industrial Automation Enterprises of Ukraine Oleksandr Yurchak; General Director of the Association of Information Technology Enterprises of Ukraine Yuriy Perohanych.

As emphasized during the signing, national digital coalitions have currently been created in 23 European countries. Digital coalitions are a transparent partnership between digital transformation stakeholders, promoting the development of digital skills in member states, working together to implement digital transformations, develop the digital economy, and improve digital skills at the national, regional, or local level.