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There is a rocket strike in the vicinity. Alex Bornyakov is the deputy minister of digital transformation for IT development in Ukranian.
The office is located in the capital city of the country. He uses an app on his phone to keep track of the strikes and warnings. Since a rocket strike hit Kyiv, the sirens have warned that it could come again at any time. He doesn't feel the need to run to shelter anymore because he hears them so often. Since the beginning of the war, he and many others in the IT and tech sector have continued to work.
It is upsetting if you concentrate on work. We are all trying to do our best. He said someone else is defending the zero line on the frontlines and someone else is volunteering. All of us are helping the country go through it. I can't just give up my role. I'm responsible. It makes me want to work harder.
As the deputy minister of digital transformation forUkraine, a major part of Bornyakov's day-to-day work is supporting technology initiatives and keeping the country's IT and technology sector strong. Ukrainian citizens are helped by his office to maintain access to technology and generate business so they can continue paying taxes to support the army.
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Register HereThe ministry of digital transformation has been working on several initiatives to support the sector, including lowering taxes for IT companies and working to ensure technology infrastructure remains intact to strengthen civilian and government communications.
Ukrainian citizens are being helped to enter the IT workforce by the MDT. Mykhailo Fedorov, deputy prime minister of digital transformation for Ukraine, said in a statement that the goal is to solve the country's personnel shortage in IT and give people who lost their jobs due to the war the chance to find a new and promising field.
In order to supplement the effort, Bornyakov and his team are working on startup incubators. He said that some may focus on military technology. Private venture funds will help with finances.
The country's technological defense has been strengthened thanks to the efforts of the MDT. Russian cyberattacks on Ukraine have been carried out by Russian cyber actors, according to a report from Microsoft.
More than 40% of the destructive attacks were directed at organizations in critical infrastructure sectors that could have negative second-order effects on the government, military, economy and people.
4% of the country's GDP is generated by IT. According to a report from the IT Association, the industry employs 300,000 professionals and 5,000 IT companies. According to reports, the sector has continued to grow.
The report states that the Ukrainian IT sector has made a quantum leap forward over the last 25 years. Starting almost from scratch, it has turned into a highly intelligent industry.
Thousands of lives have been taken and thousands more have been injured as a result of the war in Ukraine.
Despite the destruction of war, the IT sector in Ukraine is still doing well. It's because of the capabilities that remote work provides.
According to Vasyuk, a recent survey the Ukrainian IT Association conducted among IT companies found that 77% have attracted new customers already, and 56% expect internal growth by 500 employees this year.
All contingency plans have been implemented, but we have A, B, C plans for other developments. It's not easy to figure out how to live during the winter and we should be prepared for worst-case scenarios.
War time is associated with destruction. Tech professionals in Ukranian have been using their skills to help the nation since the beginning of the war.
When the February 24th invasion shifted their reality, Ukrainians in IT either pivoted to work with the government to bolster the nation's IT Army or they took it.
Many people working in the IT sector switched to nonprofits. Helping each other create apps that notify about bombings, supporting humanitarian needs or doing different projects with volunteers are some of the new projects Ukrainians are working on.
Some of the products that have emerged from these ideas include apps that help citizens relocate to safer countries, and others that let users know if a product is Russian-owned so they don't buy it.
The Ukrainian software developers and engineers are enthusiastic to join the army, take part in cyberattacks against Russian government institutions and banks, or just continue with their usual work.
Some innovative companies have risen from the ashes of war.
A multi-product company specializing in the development and promotion of apps for Apple's mobile devices, the team also builds in-house. The company has a team that is spread across nine countries.
The war didn't hurt the company because its business model relies on factors outside of just the markets inUkraine and Russia, but it did upend the way the company works and what it works on.
There are some changes, of course, such as no mandatory meetings now and participants coming when they can. Everyone works as much as they can now that the workday is not fixed. Despite all the difficulties, our productivity has not suffered a lot.
A new app called Food Scanner was developed by the team. The app was built to make it easier for people with food sensitivities to shop. When the war began, a new feature was built that would alert buyers if the product supported a Russian company.
Many people don't want to be involved in killing Ukrainian civilians by not boycotting the goods of companies that are still working with Russia. He wrote that the team added a handy feature to the app. If the product is produced by a brand that continues to operate in Russia despite international sanctions, that would be a good example. Users will be warned that they are sponsoring the war in Ukraine if they buy this product. It is better to use an analogue than a more humane one.
Netpeak Group is a Ukranian IT collective that has 14 companies and 900 employees. The group used to focus on developing software-as-a-service, B2C tools and mobile apps. The group was forced to try to maintain solid ground in the markets after helping to evacuate their employees.
We are trying to hold our position in the markets in which we were already active, but we are also trying to enter new markets to support the Ukrainian economy. In the meantime, we are contributing to Ukraine's informational defense against Russian propaganda along with other IT companies founded and based in Ukranian.
The Netpeak Group felt a need to encourage citizens to boycott the Russian government and economy. Ukrainian businesses don't use any software from Russia. Businesses sponsor Russian aggression towardUkraine by paying for Russian software. Netpeak Group promoted the list of alternative solutions for businesses and encouraged non-Russian startup companies to provide better software andSaaS solutions.
Redwerk is a midsized Ukrainian software development company that builds web2 and web3 products. He echoes the sentiment of resilience.
Klyagin and his coworkers fled when the war started. The company used to have two offices, but the in-office work became obsolete due to COVID-19. Klyagin's team has been working from different parts of the world. Several of Redwerk's customers offered to continue paying Redwerk for services even if they couldn't actually do the work at that time.
The team continued to work.
Klyagin said that it was good for their mental health.
Klyagin and his team tried to find jobs for the engineers and developers who lost their jobs because their companies didn't cater to the local Ukrainian markets.
I would like to re-hire them. I wanted them to be able to provide for their families as well. The customers of my business were very supportive when I started writing and talking with them. Extra money was sent to help them get the job.
The army and other volunteers were supported in any way they could by Klyagin's team. Everyone on Klyagin's team was safe after they relocated. The army employed two people. They would tell Klyagin if they needed something and he and his team would try to find it.
Since the beginning of the war, Klyagin said, some of his team members were able to return to their homes in Ukranian and that the company itself has continued to expand partnerships, hired more than 25 new employees and even secured five new customers.
According to Klyagin, it is working on building out a Web3 data storage solution and a Decentralized Messenger product.
Ukrainans in the IT sector seem to have resilience in spades.
The IT industry in Ukraine has fully adapted to the current realities and now we are not afraid of any problems. A big breakthrough of Ukrainian technological products in the world market is predicted by me.
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