{"id":26679,"date":"2023-01-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/do-it-like-ukraine-research-tech-industry-is-growing-despite-the-war\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T16:24:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T16:24:18","slug":"like-ukraine-research-tech-industry-growing-despite-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/like-ukraine-research-tech-industry-growing-despite-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Do IT Like Ukraine Research: Tech Industry is Growing Despite the War"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Ukrainian tech industry has made considerable efforts to ensure its resilience and to enter new formats of work in military realities. With an optimistic view of the future, the Association, together with IT clusters and partners, conducted a national <\/span><\/i>\u201cDo IT like Ukraine\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/a> research to jointly analyze the role of the IT industry in Ukraine, its contribution to the national economy during the War, and the potential of the industry in the future recovery of the country. The goal of our research is also to pay tribute to the selfless work of Ukrainian IT professionals who deliver, volunteer, and protect us in cyberspace and on the front lines.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Before and after: a new starting point<\/b><\/p>\n

Before the War, the national <\/span>IT industry became one of the largest exporters of IT services in Europe<\/b>, which <\/span>grew by 25-30%<\/b> annually and generated <\/span>more than 4% of Ukraine\u2019s GDP<\/b>. The IT market was the largest and constantly <\/span>growing due to formal education and switching<\/b>, providing the largest number of graduates with an IT specialization.<\/span><\/p>\n

The War started a new countdown in the history of the industry. According to the results of <\/span>ten months of 2022<\/b>, the industry brought <\/span>USD 6 billion<\/b> in export revenue to the economy of Ukraine and reached a growth mark of <\/span>10%<\/b> compared to the previous year. According to our forecasts, by the end of the year, the industry <\/span>will generate USD 7.1 billion and 2.2% growth <\/b>in the volume of exports relative to 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the conditions of war and numerous challenges, the IT industry, along with the entire country, demonstrates phenomenal resilience. The industry remains the only export branch of Ukraine, which fully works in wartime, maintains the economic front of the country, actively assists to the army and supports a powerful volunteer movement.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

IT companies continue to work and implement projects even in blackouts, pay taxes on time, increase their presence in the global market and attract new customers. It is thanks to such unique features and experience that the Ukrainian IT industry has all the prerequisites to become the main driver of the reconstruction of Ukraine after Our Victory, <\/span><\/i>\u2013 <\/span><\/i>Konstantin Vasyuk<\/b>, Executive Director of the Association, emphasizes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Resilience of IT companies<\/b><\/p>\n

Most of the technological companies were able to ensure the continuity of business processes, to maintain productivity at the level of 85-90%, in the first month of the War and starting from April \u2013\u00a0<\/i>to restore positive growth dynamics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each and every IT company faced problems related to the War. According to the data obtained so far, more than <\/span>34.3% of companies<\/b> have successfully <\/span>adapted<\/b> to the new realities, <\/span>61.3%\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b>the vast majority of IT companies\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/i><\/span>have not overcome all challenges, but work stably in general<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among <\/span>the biggest challenges<\/b> for companies are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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