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KHARKIV IT CLUSTER 2020:
WHAT THE SPECIAL YEAR WAS LIKE
2020 was special for everybody. We faced a pandemic and had to reorganize the ordinary workflow. Despite all the challenges, Kharkiv IT Cluster succeeded to gain more power, has better results, and even more plans for 2021! Kharkiv IT Cluster shares the results • More than 65 teachers from Kharkiv of the organization’s work and the most universities improved their qualificamemorable events of 2020! tions in the Prof2IT project in 2020 • More than 10,000 people from 12 counTHE IT COMMUNITY WORK tries participated in the educational RESULTS forum “NewEdu: Tech Future in focus” The results of the Kharkiv IT Cluster com 2020. munity work in 2020 in numbers: • Now, we have more than 120 parti In 2020, Kharkiv IT Cluster made a great cipants, leading IT companies and success in the five main work directions: partners • Education & Human capital development • More than 590,000 participants of • Legal support & GR the educational projects • Regional and international PR & Marketing • More than 270,000 dollars were collec • IT community & Values for members ted within the IT4Life project • 90 schools, colleges, and universities • City and infrastructure. participated in the educational projects • More than 30,000 followers on social This year, the organization made a huge media in 2020 impact on technical education develop• More than 3 million views on social ment and the IT industry promotion to media in 2020 young talents. • More than 13 educational projects and initiatives implemented during only Kharkiv IT Cluster also created a PR com2020 munITy for members specialists. The meet • More than 45 companies joined our ups of the community were so successful educational initiatives in 2020 that it inspired many other companies, • More than 2000 teenagers from 5 Ukra organizations and associations to create inian cities participated in the educa- its own PR communities. Now, Kharkiv IT tional projects in 2020 Cluster is launching the HR community • More than 130 work programs and and IT Sales community. disciplines for universities are now This is only the beginning on the way to being revised following the IT industry creating the “Silicon Valley” of Ukraine demands that we have collected in 2020 in Kharkiv.
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KHARKIV IT CLUSTER: REWIND At the beginning of 2020, Kharkiv IT Cluster joined the workgroup on the develop ment of the region at the meeting with the representatives of the Kharkiv Regional State Administration and participated in the Davos 2020 Ukrainian House. It was one of the main contributions to the Legal support & GR direction. The organization took the responsibility to realize IT projects to join the computer industry and the government for better results. The Cluster opened the New Members Welcome season, an annual meeting for new members of the organization to provide essential network, participated in the discussion of the VI Eastern business forum “Smart Real Estate: Where the real estate market goes”.
THE EPIDEMIC AND THE QUARANTINE HAD EVERYBODY CONFUSED Despite all the difficulties, we did not stop our work! Kharkiv IT Cluster united the Kharkiv IT community and initiated the IT4Life project to help people during the pandemic. For less than six months, IT companies have collected more than 270,000 US dollars to help hospitals, medical workers and patients with coronavirus.
Outsourcing&More | March–April 2021
