Microsoft will provide Ukrainian critical infrastructure and other state-critical sectors with $100 million in technology assistance by the end of 2023, company Vice President Brad Smith said during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister – Head of the Ministry of Digital Affairs Mikhail Fedorov on Thursday.
“With technical assistance, government agencies, critical infrastructure and other sectors in Ukraine will continue to use digital infrastructure and work in the Microsoft cloud for free. The company will also help with the curation and implementation of Ukraine’s digital sectors, such as cyber, judiciary, customs, medicine and education,” the company said in a statement to the Ministry of Digital in its Telegram channel.
Fedorov noted that Microsoft was one of the first companies to suspend all new sales of products and services in Russia back in early March.
“During this time, Ukraine has received more than $400 million in support. In addition to free services, Microsoft supports Ukraine in the field of cyber, donates to humanitarian aid and cooperates with the Ukrainian government to document the war crimes of Russian invaders,” the deputy prime minister said.
Microsoft will provide Ukraine’s critical infrastructure and other state-important sectors with $100 million in technological assistance by the end of 2023, Microsoft Vice President Brad Smith said during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Mikhail Fedorov on Thursday.
“Thanks to technical assistance, government agencies, critical infrastructure and other sectors in Ukraine will continue to use digital infrastructure for free and work in the Microsoft cloud. The company will also help with the curation and implementation of Ukraine’s digital sectors, such as cyber, litigation, customs, medicine and education,” according to the message of the Ministry of Digital Development in the Telegram channel.
Fedorov noted that Microsoft was one of the first companies to suspend all new sales of products and services in Russia in early March.
“During this time, Ukraine has received more than $400 million in support. In addition to free services, Microsoft supports Ukraine in the field of cyber, donates humanitarian aid and cooperates with the Ukrainian government to document the war crimes of the Russian invaders,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
More than 45,000 Ukrainians since June 2020 have completed online training on the Microsoft platform to develop digital skills Microsoft Learn, ranking first with the highest indicator in Central and Eastern Europe, the press service of Microsoft in Ukraine said. The company notes that Microsoft Learn provides free training to improve digital skills, team productivity, and modernize the workplace by leveraging the power of the cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), Azure services, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Dynamics, and others.
Among the professions taught on the platform are software developer, sales representative, project manager, IT administrator, account manager, digital marketer, support employee, data analyst, financial analyst, graphic designer.
“Training allows specialists to gain experience and skills necessary for career growth or undergo retraining. After completing the course, a graduate can sign up for an exam and receive an international certificate,” Microsoft said.
Microsoft partnered with GitHub and LinkedIn in June 2020 to launch a global digital skills campaign to help people who have lost their jobs as a result of the economic crisis, as well as professionals looking to gain digital skills for digital jobs.
The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and Microsoft Corporation (the United States) have agreed to cooperate in implementing the Azure Expansion Program in Ukraine, which provides for the creation of hyperscale cloud services.
“Today, the digital economy in Ukraine is developing before your eyes. We are grateful to Microsoft for showing special attention to our market, for choosing our country. One of the priority goals of our ministry is to digitize 100% of public services in two and a half years. And this cannot be done if there is no data center in which this data will be stored in our country. In fact, Microsoft may become the first large-scale project that will help us realize our ambitious goal,” Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov said during a briefing in Kyiv on Friday.
The Azure Expansion Program digital transformation program will facilitate the implementation of cloud-based innovations for various commercial, government agencies and enterprises, as well as the government of Ukraine.
Microsoft also intends to provide technology support to help demonstrate the use of the Azure Cloud.
According to Deputy Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Yulia Kovaliv, educational programs in Ukraine will also be developed in partnership with Microsoft.
The largest global software maker Microsoft Corp. expects growth in income from sale of cloud technologies in Ukraine by 50% every year in the coming two years, Director of Microsoft Ukraine LLC Jan Peter De Jong said during the press breakfast in Kyiv on Thursday.
At the same time, he said that as part of the global digital transformation in the company at the global level, the development and implementation of customer access to cloud services are becoming a priority in Ukraine.
De Jong said that this is about all the cloud services of Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Dynamics.
“Digital transformation allows rethinking the ways people, data and processes interact. A digital transformation strategy that focuses on these three main components will make your company more effective for customers and gain a competitive advantage in a digital-oriented world,” he said.
The world’s largest software maker Microsoft Corp. increased its net profit in the first quarter of FY2020 by 21%, including thanks to the cloud business.
