{"id":32792,"date":"2022-09-09T18:19:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T18:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2022\/09\/09\/kyiv-officials-lay-out-vision-for-security-digital-future-at-dc-event\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:31:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:31:08","slug":"kyiv-officials-lay-out-vision-for-security-digital-future-at-dc-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/industry\/2022\/09\/09\/kyiv-officials-lay-out-vision-for-security-digital-future-at-dc-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyiv officials lay out vision for security, digital future at DC event"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 As Ukrainian forces battle back a stalling Russian invasion, government officials hailing from Kyiv told a conference in Washington, D.C., that they are eyeing a future defined by digital innovation, defense know-how and high-tech investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want not only to fight, but also to continue our development, our digital transformation,\u201d Georgii Dubynskyi, Ukraine\u2019s deputy minister of digital transformation, said Sept. 9 at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit<\/a>. \u201cAnd we are ready to take any modern technology and to test them in Ukraine and to develop a digital country, develop a digital state, and show the rest of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dubynskyi\u2019s remarks followed a prerecorded video played at the conference in which Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov pitched \u201ca big vision of turning Ukraine into a top tech country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStrong security and military solutions,\u201d he said in the video, could become the Eastern European country\u2019s<\/a> key export and expertise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian leaders have in past months solicited international spending to reinvigorate industries and rebuild its economy, both ravaged by Russia. The World Bank in April predicted Ukraine\u2019s economy would shrink 45% this year, noting the magnitude of the contraction depends on the length and severity of the war.<\/p>\n\n\n\t