Monthly Archives August 2019

Kyrgyzstan to host first Digital Transformation in Central Asia Conference

Preparations are underway for the first Digital Transformation in Central Asia Conference to be held in Kyrgyzstan in October 2019. Organised by the University of Central Asia (UCA), State Committee for Information Technology and Communications, and the High Technology Park of the Kyrgyz Republic, the event will provide Information Technology (IT) leaders the opportunity to connect with over a hundred Chief Information Officers and IT leaders within Central Asia and abroad, in both the government and private sectors.


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Estonia to spend €8.27 million updating schools’ IT infrastructure

Estonia to spend €8.27 million updating schools’ IT infrastructure August 21, 2019 Categories: Monitoring-GMI. According to Minister of Education Mailis Reps (Centre), the state is planning to update the IT infrastructure of Estonia’s general education and vocational schools by 2022, spending €8.27 million on the project. “High-speed Internet access and a school IT network that meets the needs and requirements
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An Op-Ed by Anatoly Motkin for Atlantic Council on the importance of IPR protection for economic growth in Ukraine

An Op-Ed by Anatoly Motkin for Atlantic Council on the importance of IPR protection for economic growth in Ukraine August 14, 2019 Categories: Analysis, Eastern Europe, Events-GMI, and Ukraine. Want Foreign Investors to Take Ukraine Seriously? Prove It In his first public video in English, the new president of Ukraine urged foreign investors to choose Ukraine. It was an expected appeal because
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Ukraine’s President pledges active development of IT sector over next five years

Ukraine’s President pledges active development of IT sector over next five years August 8, 2019 Categories: Eastern Europe, Monitoring, Monitoring-GMI, and Ukraine. Ukraine will actively develop the IT sector over the next five years.  “It’s not a secret for you that Ukraine is traditionally strong in IT. Therefore, we will pay much attention to the development of a high-quality telecommunications
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Estonian government approves e-Residency 2.0 action plan

Estonian government approves e-Residency 2.0 action plan August 8, 2019 Categories: Baltic, Estonia, Monitoring, and Monitoring-GMI. The Estonian government approved the e-Residency 2.0 action plan at a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, with the objective of making the e-Residency program more secure, more beneficial for Estonian entrepreneurs, and more convenient for the e-residency community. Prime Minister Jüri Ratas (Centre) said that
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Belarus’ export of IT services 21% up in H1 2019

According to preliminary data, in H1 2019 Belarus’ overall export of computer services, telecommunication services, and information services rose by 21% in comparison with the same period of last year, according to to the website of the Belarusian Communications and Informatization Ministry.


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