FOUR EVENTS – ONE STRATEGIC VECTOR: INNOVATION, PARTNERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT  

Over the course of two days in the city of Dnipro, the CentralUkrainianEDIH team, together with Dnipro University of Technology and IT Dnipro Community, organized a series of interconnected strategic events aimed at strengthening the innovation potential of the central regions of Ukraine and expanding the partnership ecosystem for digital and green transformation.

The events brought together Ihor Markevych, EIT Community Officer Ukraine, representatives of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, entrepreneurs, researchers, start-ups, university representatives, and experts from technology and innovation organizations.

    

This initiative became an important element in implementing the mission of CentralUkrainianEDIH, which focuses on stimulating digital and green transformation, fostering innovation, and enhancing the competitiveness of the central regions of Ukraine.

    

Key Programme Events:

1. Two-Day Workshop at CentralUkrainianEDIH (Dnipro University of Technology)

The first event united researchers, entrepreneurs, start-ups, and experts around practical tools for attracting grants and investments. The workshop focused on opportunities within the EIT and Horizon Europe programmes, specifics of grant proposal preparation, local case studies, and regional development challenges.

The event contributed to building an applied vision of technology transfer from research to business and increasing the capacity of regional teams to attract European innovation resources.

    

2. Panel Discussion with IT Dnipro Community and Diia.City

The second event became an open dialogue between business, government, and the expert community on the challenges of digital transformation, the scaling of Ukrainian businesses, and ensuring that European opportunities are accessible to regions beyond the capital.

As Ihor Markevych noted: “We deliberately go to the regions to listen to entrepreneurs, learn from their cases, and share practical tools. Local entrepreneurs are the greatest source of insights.”

3. Signing of the Memorandum between CentralUkrainianEDIH and EIT Community Hub Ukraine 

The third event marked the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation between CentralUkrainianEDIH and EIT Community Hub Ukraine, establishing long-term institutional partnership and opening new opportunities for the development of the scientific and educational environment, business sector, and start-up ecosystem in the central regions of Ukraine. 

     

4. Open Dialogue with the Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine

The final event was a meeting with Oleksandr Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, held at Dnipro University of Technology.

    

During the discussion with students, faculty members, and representatives of the innovation business community, participants addressed key issues of digitalization, the role of universities in building the digital economy, and practical development cases within the Diia.City framework.

The series of events confirmed the readiness of regional ecosystems to actively engage in the processes of digital and green transformation and demonstrated a high level of openness of public institutions to partnership with the regions.

    

Dnipro once again reaffirmed its position as one of the key centers of innovative development in Ukraine, capable of generating solutions with strong potential for scaling at the European level. 

The CentralUkrainianEDIH team expresses sincere gratitude to all partners, participants, and speakers for their trust, active engagement, and joint efforts in shaping Ukraine’s digital and innovation-driven future.