«Ukrainian teams need to have competitive advantages»: Head of «EPAM Ukraine» on the current «crisis of survival»
«There is always a crisis», – emphasizes the head of the Ukrainian office EPAM Stepan Mitish. During the three years of his leadership, the company faced a «growth crisis» after the covid and a «survival crisis» due to a full-scale invasion. Plans for the industry’s growth were abruptly cut short by military risks. The same […]
«Job search services were invented for office workers». Jooble co-founder on the challenges of finding a job «blue-collar workers»
While the number of vacancies in the Ukrainian IT market is decreasing, the number of blue-collar jobs is growing, but there are not enough candidates. The problem is further complicated by the fact that, according to Roman Prokofiev, co-founder of Jooble, all job search services have historically been designed for office workers. Recent years…
When a client wants a Ferrari for a Fiat budget. How Ukrainian IT wins competition with foreigners – Head of EPAM Ukraine
«When our clients need to do something impossible, they come to Ukraine», says Stepan Mitish, Vice President, Head of EPAM Ukraine, during a panel discussion at presentations research Digital Tiger: the Power of Ukrainian IT – 2023. Mitish argues that as an employee of a global company with a presence in 55 countries, he has […]
Turns chaotic data into goals for the Armed Forces. How Kyiv activists created the Griselda analytical system
Activist and public figure Dmytro Shamrai together with like-minded people, created a system Griselda. It uses artificial intelligence to collect, process, and transmit huge amounts of information to the military in the form of intelligence. In 2022, the system processed almost 250 thousand different pieces of information, and in 2023, the military…
Business on fallen leaves: how Ukrainian startup Releaf Paper is changing the European environmental industry
In 2020, Ukrainian startup Releaf Paper made a real breakthrough in the field of eco-innovation. The young company created a formula for paper from fallen leaves. It all started with the scientific work of schoolboy Valentyn Frechka. It has grown into a business that launches production facilities in France and other EU countries. The eco-startup…
«Many rectors want to sit in their chairs forever, like African dictators». Petro Chernyshov on education reform, investments and «Kyivstar»
«You sent me questions like I was a celebrity, only one thing was missing: “What do you think of Taylor Swift?”»,” jokes Petro Chernyshov, who in the fall became a pro bono advisor to the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine on corporate governance at universities and the development of the National Academy of […]