The GovTech Alliance of Ukraine (GTA UA) is actively contributing to the work of the Digital Competence Center (DCC) of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, promoting an approach in which GovTech businesses act as full-fledged partners of the state in building digital institutions and advancing Ukraine’s systemic digital transformation.

GTA UA considers the DCC to be one of the key platforms for developing shared approaches to digital transformation, preserving institutional memory, standardising solutions, and establishing transparent “rules of the game” for public authorities, digital transformation teams, and GovTech companies. At the same time, the DCC plays an important educational role, fostering the development of competencies and professional growth of teams.

“When functioning properly, the Digital Competence Center is about creating a shared language, preserving institutional memory, standardising approaches, and establishing transparent rules of the game for everyone involved in digital transformation. It is also a platform for learning and growth for public sector teams and GovTech companies,” says Kateryna Stavniichuk, CEO of the GovTech Alliance of Ukraine.

GTA UA’s engagement in the work of the DCC is also aimed at the structured accumulation and systematic dissemination of Ukrainian digital transformation expertise. Ukrainian GovTech is already recognised internationally, in particular thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine. The next step is to institutionalise this experience so that not only the Digital Ukraine brand is visible globally, but also specific companies, products, solutions, and approaches.

An important milestone for the development of the DCC was the kick-off event “Ukraine – EU: United by Digitalisation”, held on October 31, 2025, which was attended by representatives of GTA UA. The purpose of the event was to mark the launch of the second phase of the EU-funded project “Digital Transformation For Ukraine” (DT4UA Phase II). 

One of the key objectives of DT4UA Phase II is to support the activities of the DCC as an institutional platform for accumulating, systematising, and disseminating expertise, developing professional competencies, and implementing harmonised standards in public sector digital projects.

“Digital transformation has long ceased to be an experiment — it is a strategic reality. To maintain pace, scale, and trust, we need institutions that work systematically with experience, standards, and people,” Kateryna Stavniichuk emphasises.

GTA UA welcomes the continued support for the development of the DCC by the e-Governance Academy (eGA) within the framework of DT4UA Phase II, which lays the foundation for the long-term institutional capacity of the DCC and the further development of Ukraine’s GovTech ecosystem.

More about the role and development of the DCC can be found in the interview with Andrii Piskun and Mykhailo Korneiev, Senior Experts at eGA, titled “How the Digital Competence Center Shapes the Rules of the Game for Digital Ukraine”: Part 1, Part 2 (in Ukrainian).

Photo: eGA, kick-off event “Ukraine – EU: United by Digitalisation”.‍