Olena Zelenska visited Ukraine’s booth at the Web Summit in Portugal
November 4, 2022
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In Portugal, the President’s wife, Olena Zelenska, visited Ukraine’s national booth at the Web Summit, Europe’s largest annual technology conference. This was reported by the OP’s press service,
In Portugal, the President’s wife, Olena Zelenska, visited Ukraine’s national booth at the Web Summit, Europe’s largest annual technology conference.
This was reported by the OP’s press service, Ukrinform reports.
The First Lady noted the scale and interaction of the Ukrainian pavilion.
“There are always events here: presentations, lectures, presentations of Ukrainian entrepreneurs and companies. All prove that the time has come to invest in Ukrainian IT. Because Ukraine’s victory in the war is ensured by modern technologies with people.” Zelenska was convinced.
Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov was present with the First Lady.
According to him, this year, exports of computer services in Ukraine increased by 23% compared to the previous year, Ukrainian IT companies attracted 350 million dollars of investment. The IT sector fulfills two main tasks today: to earn regular foreign exchange earnings and to pay taxes.
According to the OP, despite the war, Ukraine was represented by the largest delegation in history, which included representatives of foundations, IT companies, government agencies and more than 70 leading Ukrainian enterprises.
It is stated that this year the summit brought together more than 70,000 visitors and 900 speakers, including representatives of the world’s largest companies: Apple, Google, Amazon, OpenSea, Microsoft etc.
As reported by Ukrinform, on November 2, Olena Zelenska opened Europe’s largest technology conference, the 2022 Web Summit, in Lisbon, during which she called on IT professionals from all over the world to help Ukraine.
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