On October 10 StrategEast founder and president Anatoly Motkin has held a discussion with the Centre of Eastern Studies (OSW) in Warsaw on digital transformation in Eurasian countries with special emphasis on Ukraine and Belarus.
Belarusian expertise in developing the IT sector should be an example not only for Europe but for the whole world, former Croatia President Stjepan Mesic told journalists at a business meeting hosted by the National Center for Marketing at the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, BelTA has learned.
Ukrainian tech company Grammarly, which develops an AI communication assistant, has raised a $90 million investment. The new round, like the previous one, is being led by General Catalyst. Existing investors including IVP, as well as new ones, also participated in the round.
Building up a digital society begins with creating a relevant judicial area — in order for the state to start constructing a digital economy and e-state, clear principles must be established in legislative drafting, Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid told Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Tuesday.
EU4Digital, a new facility funded by the European Union to support the digital economy and society, is holding its launch event in Chisinau on 2 October 2019, with the support of the EU Delegation to Moldova and the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure of Moldova. The aim of the event is to present the EU4Digital Facility as a flagship initiative, channelling a broad range of actions in support of EU policy objectives in the digital area. The event will also take stock of the situation and progress made in the digital sector in Moldova and look ahead to upcoming actions. The event will also see the launch of the new EU4Digital website www.eufordigital.eu.
The volume of computer programming services in Kazakhstan increased by 46% in a year, while the volume of information services rose by 18%.
StrategEast State and IT Eurasian Forum, which will take place on November 4-5, 2019 in Kyiv (Ukraine), is scaling-up to significantly contribute towards development of the IT industry in Eurasian countries. We welcome our new partners Google Ukraine, EBRD, EPAM Systems, EY, Big Wallet, and European Business Association.