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The Government approved the concept of the development of the digital economy and society of Ukraine for 2018-2020, - Volodymyr Omelyan

17 January 2018, 13:34

On January 17, 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine during its regular meeting approved the concept for the development of the digital economy and society of Ukraine for 2018-2020.

Volodymyr Omelyan, the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, noted that all proposals that were provided by the Ministry of Infrastructure were taken into account in the final edition of the Concept for the Development of the Digital Economy and Society of Ukraine for 2018-2020 and the Plan of Measures for its Implementation.

"I thank the Prime Minister V.Groisman for leadership in this process, the First Vice Prime Minister S.Kubiv - for the support and organization of the coordinated work of the Ministry of Economic Development, the Hi-tech office, the E-Government Agency with the Ministry of Infrastructure. All our proposals were taken into account, that is why we are happy because the digital infrastructure is an important element of the digital economy," -  Volodymyr Omelyan emphasized. "The development of the digital economy and society of Ukraine is a crucial factor for the success of not only all reforms, but also Ukrainian business on the world stage. Today, thanks to the digital economy, 22% of world GDP is created, and in China - 30% of its GDP ($ 3.4 trillion)."

According to the Minister`s speech, Ukraine is an important player in the global digital market, but unfortunately, solely as an exporter of IT services and brains: "At the moment, we are developing the digital economy of other states, those who order our outsourcing services. I believe that the key role of the adoption of the Concept is to stop the brain drain and to create conditions for the development of our own digital economy - the knowledge economy."

"Undoubtedly, the core of the digital economy is a digital infrastructure. Connecting the broadband Internet, laying fibre optic cables during the reconstruction of highways is something that we are already working on with Ukravtodor. I hope this year, we will be able to console many Ukrainians with the high-quality stable Internet. It also has relevant telecommunication networks, specialized infrastructure, for example, to support transport security, IT infrastructure to support e-ticketing services, intelligent transport systems, traffic forecasting, autonomous driving, and much more.

An important step we have made and already can show the leadership in the world is Open Data. The next step should be Big Data, and then, although it may seem fantasy, it's artificial intelligence, which should also be implemented in Ukraine," - added Volodymyr Omelyan.

"I believe that the Directorate General for Digital Infrastructure and Communications, which we have set up in the Ministry of Infrastructure, will be the stimulus that will lead the country forward," - the Minister stressed.



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