As reported by Ukrinform, President’s wife Olena Zelenska recorded it on Telegram.

“Ukraine is the future IT hub of Europe” – this is the title of the presentation by Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov at the Web Summit, the largest European technology conference to take place in Portugal, Zelenska said.

If you know that even in 2022, the most difficult year for the country, exports of computer services increased by 23% compared to the previous year and that Ukrainian IT companies had withdrawn 350 million dollars, these words are no exaggeration. investments.

Moreover, even under war conditions, more than 80% of companies hold almost 100% of their contracts, and the IT sector fulfills two important tasks for the economy today: it provides regular foreign exchange income and pays taxes.

“That’s why the Ukrainian pavilion at the Web Summit is impressive – one of the largest, there are a number of events every day on its platform: presentations, conferences, presentations from more than 20 Ukrainian startups and companies. All prove that the time has come to invest in Ukrainian IT. Because “Ukraine’s victory in the war – together with the people – is ensured by leading technologies,” he said.

As Ukrinform reported, on November 2, Zelenska opened Europe’s largest technology conference, Web Summit 2022, in Lisbon, calling on IT professionals from all over the world to help Ukraine during this time.