IT COMPONENT OF UKRAINE'S POST-WAR RECOVERY PLAN
Abstract
The article analyzes the growth rates of Ukraine's exports during 2017-2024. It is established that the main task of the IT sector of Ukraine during the war is to increase the number of clients, after the war, services that have already been successfully integrated will become interesting for foreign investors. The implementation of the developed plan for the post-war recovery of Ukraine with a focus on the IT sector has certain key limitations, in particular, time and resources, complex bureaucratic procedures, mobilization of IT specialists and their outflow abroad, lack of guarantees for conducting IT activities under martial law, etc. A SWOT analysis of the IT sector of Ukraine was conducted and its strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats for further development were identified. Forecasts for 2025 were substantiated, which indicate the continuation of the positive dynamics of the development of the IT sector of Ukraine. The following spheres of influence on the IT sector are highlighted: population, infrastructure, education, urbanization, investments, banking sector, country brand, taxes, legislation, competition. The main directions of transformation of the IT sector of Ukraine are identified. The authors note that the development of the startup ecosystem is important direction that will contribute to the restoration and growth of the Ukrainian economy in the post-war period. At this stage of development of the IT sector of Ukraine, special attention is paid to military-tech, HealthTech, Digital Twins and IoT. The Ukrainian strategy for changing IT involves the following actions of Ukrainian IT companies: market diversification, supply segmentation, increasing the level of cybersecurity, active communication and lobbying, etc.
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