HUMAN-BASED ECONOMY

Largest IT engineering force in CEE: 540 000 manufacturing,

engineering students

40% of R&D Legacy of

Soviet Union

2.5 billion and growing

outsourcing industry is a

good foundation

Young, active, urban population

40%

TOP TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEMSno need to invent the wheel

Ireland

Tel Aviv (Israel)

Silicon Valley

3,100 to 4,200

active techStartups

From scratchto top start up

and technology ecosystem in20 years

Ecosystem Value: 23.7 –

28.9 bn $

Key role played by

Chief Scientist

~17000 start ups

~2 million high-tech

workers

Ecosystem Value:264-323

bn $

Technology companies

account for over 90% of venture capital

investment8 out of 10 top global ICT companies

have operations in

IrelandKey role

played by IDA

Ireland

GOOD STARTING POINT BUT..the potential in Ukraine is acknowledged but “REALIZATION OF THIS POTENTIAL” has been largely

wasted in the past 24 years

Ukraine Poland0

102030405060

51.9

38.143

38.5

Population, mil-lion

1990 2014

Ukraine Poland0

100

200

300

400

500

600

81.4 64.5131.8

548

GDP, billion US

1990 2014

Ukraine Poland0

5,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000

6,800 6,0008,300

24,000

GDP per capita (PPP), US

1990 2014

ECOSYSTEM CANVAS

Research and Development

Entities% of GDP in R&D, reform Academy of

Science. Public Private Partnerships

Talent PoolLocal opportunities

more profitable than leaving Education and

QualificationsEducation producing expertise needed by

business

Infrastructure and

SupportCheap internet, 4G, Broad coverage

PolicyAdopt best practices

from, US, Israel, Ireland others

FinanceFund of fund models,

seed capital, matching programs

Trends

MarketsSolve burning local and global problems. Social

and Economic

Domestic Corporations

(B2B)Corporate ventures supporting and buying

local innovations “made in Ukraine”

Customers (B2C)Focused on local and

global markets through disruptive technologies

STARTUP COMMUNITY

Promoters Network Best

Practice AttitudeDiversity mix, mentorship, success

stories