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  • October 20, 2023
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Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska met with representatives of Google’s Vice President for Relations with State Authorities and Public Policy Annetta Kroeber-Rihl and Vice President for Central and

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska met with representatives of Google’s Vice President for Relations with State Authorities and Public Policy Annetta Kroeber-Rihl and Vice President for Central and Eastern Europe Patrick Warking.

According to Ukrinform’s report, Zelenska explained this on Telegram.

“I was pleased to host representatives from Google, Annette Kroeber-Riel, vice president for engagement with public authorities and public policy, and Patrick Warnking, vice president for Central and Eastern Europe, on their first visit to Ukraine,” the First Lady said. said. .

Google’s decision to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation, suspend ads, etc. He noted that it was one of the first companies to expand cyber protection for Ukrainian accounts, government resources and mass media.

“We thank the company for the principled fight and accurate information,” Zelenska said.

Emphasizing that correct answers given on Google are now part of the information security of the whole world, he conveyed to the guests the requests from our departments: Correctly marking Crimea on Google maps and displaying the Ukraine map according to 1991 borders, and make automatic suggestions for Ukrainian users on YouTube Ukrainian.

The First Lady also proposed new joint projects to Google, including the creation of an online psychological assistance library.

“At the Third Ladies and Gentlemen Summit, we learned that mental health is among the five most important problems in the world. It would be useful to create an online library of psychological help. We are rebuilding the country as a barrier for citizens, especially those traumatized by war,” Zelenska said. free space for. Therefore, it is time for online services to be offered, regardless of physical condition.” said.

He named another important project, together with Google, the digitization of cultural monuments in Ukraine and the introduction of virtual exhibitions in museums.

“As Ukraine’s cultural monuments are in danger of extinction, their digitization and presentation to the world is an urgent task. Together with Google, we want to open virtual exhibitions in our museums. Meanwhile, a significant part of the works will be presented by the First Lady to our artists at Google Arts & Culture in a historically fair manner.” He stated that it needed to be identified as Ukrainian products, not Russian products.

He also emphasized that Ukraine is always happy to help on a physical level. According to him, any foreign philanthropist can contribute to the urgent projects of the Elena Zelenska Foundation, in particular by providing students and teachers with equipment for online classes and schools with bomb shelters.

“Google is known for always looking for new ways to use technology to positively impact the world. We’re ready to find those ways together,” the First Lady said.

Ukraine took the top spot in Google’s global search in 2022, Ukrinform reported. Ukrainians are also looking for air strikes and other facts of Russian occupation.

This year, 50,000 Chromebooks were given to Ukrainian educators as part of the cooperation of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Digital Affairs with Google and UNESCO.

Source: Ukrinform

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