Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Education, Science and Technology Development and Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, and Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs of Poland, have signed a memorandum of cooperation in the field of digitalisation.

The focus of the joint work between Poland and Ukraine is cooperation in the field of digital technologies and innovations, development of the IT industry, artificial intelligence, e-government, development of Diia and mObywatel, etc.

“Poland is one of the key partners of digital Ukraine. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Poland has supported our digital state at the strategic level. In particular, it has provided infrastructure for hosting Ukrainian registers, which has allowed the tax service to continue operating and Ukrainians to receive electronic services. In addition, Poland is a leader in providing Ukraine with Starlinks. We have received more than 20,000 terminals that provide Ukrainians with communication and the Internet. I am sure that there are many more joint initiatives and important projects ahead for both sides,” said Mykhailo Fedorov.

During his visit to Kyiv, Krzysztof Gawkowski noted that the Polish Government would continue to pay for the terminals provided. This will allow critical infrastructure facilities to continue using communication services free of charge.

“We signed the memorandum to expand the possibilities of Polish-Ukrainian cooperation. I can see personally, and our Ukrainian friends confirm, that Poland’s assistance has a real impact on many aspects of the functioning of the Ukrainian people during the war. We will do our best to strengthen digital support. Ukraine must win the war, and strategic Polish-Ukrainian cooperation will help achieve this goal,” Krzysztof Gawkowski said.

The Deputy Prime Ministers also discussed support in the field of critical information protection and state registers. In particular, Poland hosts the data centre of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, built by Poland on favourable terms. There is also a backup data centre for the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, where important systems are stored. This keeps Ukrainian data safe and the digital state running smoothly.