Publication date: 20.05.2024
Lawyer
Diia.City: innovative achievements and global impact of the Ukrainian IT hub
Since its inception, Diia.City has revolutionized Ukraine's IT landscape, turning it into a thriving ecosystem that attracts top talent, significant investment, and global recognition. Launched as a special legal and tax regime for the IT industry, Diia.City has grown rapidly with over 950 resident companies and a significant contribution to the national economy. This article highlights the outstanding achievements of Diia.City and its profound impact on Ukraine and the global technology sector.
### Thriving IT ecosystem
Diia.City was created with the aim of creating a favorable environment for IT businesses, providing them with a unique set of advantages, including favorable tax conditions, simplified administrative processes and reliable legal protection. The initiative has successfully attracted a variety of companies, from innovative startups to established technology giants. Major achievements include:
1. **Rapid Growth and Adoption**: In just two years, Diia.City has attracted more than 950 resident companies, employing around 62,000 professionals. Such rapid implementation underlines the attractiveness and efficiency of the Diia.City system.
2. **Diverse Resident Companies**: The ecosystem includes a variety of businesses such as:
- **UnderSports**: A mobile application for soccer coaches that facilitates planning, progress tracking and communication.
- **cliniccards**: a CRM system for dental clinics that optimizes medical record keeping and daily operations.
- **Quarks.Tech**: An IT company specializing in social discovery and online dating, with its flagship product Kismia serving millions of people worldwide.
- **JustSmart**: an online school that offers personalized education for children and teenagers with more than 10,000 students and 1 million lessons.
- **3D Tech ADDtive**: A multi-functional 3D printing, scanning and modeling company actively supporting the Armed Forces and drone manufacturers.
### Economic influence
The economic contribution of Diia.City resident companies has been significant, significantly increasing Ukraine's GDP and increasing its global competitiveness. Highlights include:
1. **Tax contributions**: in 2023, the IT industry paid UAH 20.8 billion in taxes, which indicates its decisive role in supporting the national economy and defense.
2. **Job Creation and Retention**: Diia.City companies have created thousands of high-quality jobs, providing stable employment opportunities and helping to retain the best talent in the country.
3. **Investment attraction**: A favorable business environment has attracted significant foreign investment, promoting innovation and economic growth. Notable investments include capital infusions into startups and large-scale projects by global technology leaders.
### Technological innovation and global partnership
Residents of Diia.City have been at the forefront of technological innovation, developing cutting-edge solutions and establishing valuable international partnerships. Major achievements include:
1. **Global cooperation**:
- **SoftServe and NASA**: Cooperation on technological solutions for the construction of the Moon.
- **GSC Game World**: The creation of iconic PC games such as Cossacks and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
- **Luxoft and Daimler**: joint development of the Mercedes-Benz User Experience infotainment system.
2. **Revolutionary products**:
- **GlobalLogic**: software development for blood collection devices used in over 70% of the US blood donation market.
- **Ajax Systems**: protection of UNESCO World Heritage sites with innovative security products.
- **Readdle**: Creating popular apps for Apple devices such as Scanner Pro and Spark.
3. **Deep-Tech Innovations**:
- **Haiqu**: an American-Ukrainian quantum computing software startup recognized by Sifted as one of the most promising quantum startups in Europe.
### Future prospects and strategic goals
Diia.City continues to grow, focusing on sustaining its growth and increasing its influence. Strategic goals include:
1. **Improving policy and regulation**: Participating in dialogue with government representatives to improve the legal framework, ensuring a more efficient and favorable environment for business.
2. **Expansion of benefits**: Expanding the range of benefits available to resident companies, such as further tax incentives and simplified administrative processes.
3. **Startup support**: launch initiatives to support early-stage startups, including access to funding, mentoring programs and international networking opportunities.
### Conclusion
Diia.City is a testament to Ukraine's innovative spirit and resilience, turning the country into a global IT company. Its achievements in economic growth, technological innovation and international cooperation underline its success visionary initiative.
