Ukraine is launching another large-scale digital initiative — the Obrii labour market ecosystem, developed by the Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

It will bring together everything people need for career development in one place: from job search and reskilling to qualification verification and access to government support. Kitsoft joined the project at the stage of building its technological foundation: the company designed the solution architecture, deployed infrastructure based on the Liquio low-code platform, transferred the environment to the customer, and trained teams to work with the platform.

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A new labour market ecosystem

Obrii will become part of the Diia ecosystem, with new services available through both the portal and the mobile application in a convenient digital format. The platform is designed for people seeking employment, learning new skills, or changing careers, as well as for employers. Special attention is given to economically inactive Ukrainians who are currently outside the labour market, including veterans, internally displaced persons, people with disabilities, young people, women with children, and people aged 50+. Dedicated support pathways and access opportunities are planned for these groups.

By the end of June, Obrii plans to launch beta testing of its first two services — a professional development grant and a service for resignation from employment in temporarily occupied territories. Following testing, both services will become available to users through Diia.

The ecosystem will continue to be rolled out throughout 2026–2027. Future stages include the launch of a register of working-age individuals, electronic employment functionality, AI-powered job and learning recommendations, as well as proactive support services for people currently outside the labour market. Among the nearest planned services are unemployment registration and unemployment benefit applications.

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From Diia to Obrii: a shared technological foundation

The Kitsoft team deployed two environments at the State Employment Centre’s infrastructure facilities — production and testing. Company specialists configured the infrastructure and system settings and transferred full control of both environments to the customer for further operation and development.

Kitsoft also provided training for the specialists building Obrii. The programme involved 10 representatives from project teams and contractor organisations. The 128-hour training course covered platform operations, business process creation and configuration, administration, and practical use of Liquio tools.

“For us, it is important not only to deliver the platform but also to help the customer’s team become independent in its further development. That is why we train teams to work with Liquio, conduct certification programmes, and help build in-house expertise. Today, eight independent IT teams are already working with the platform and creating digital services without Kitsoft’s involvement,” said Oleksandr Iefremov.

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An open platform for public sector digital projects

The technological foundation of Obrii is the open-source Liquio platform, created by the Kitsoft team for launching and developing digital public services. The platform’s open-source code provides customers with full access to the codebase, enabling them to independently develop solutions and engage different contractors.

Liquio powers the Diia portal, It's a baby (eMaliatko), eEntrepreneur, and uResidency services, the Ecosystem platform, eVeteran, and other digital products used daily by millions of Ukrainians.

“The platform architecture is designed so that individual services can evolve independently while the overall system remains stable even under high loads. This enables rapid deployment of new digital services, scalable growth based on user needs, and quick adaptation to legislative changes,” commented Andrii Horishniakov, Project Manager at Kitsoft.

Liquio also includes built-in artificial intelligence tools for digital service development and AI assistant creation. The platform is listed in the international GovStack catalogue as a recommended technology for building digital public services. Particular attention has been paid to security: the platform has received certification from the State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine with a G2 assurance level, confirming compliance with national information security requirements.

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A new wave of GovTech solutions

Today, Ukraine is moving beyond the digitalisation of individual services towards creating sector-specific ecosystems that unite services, data, and processes around user needs.

Obrii is one example of this approach. Its goal is not simply to add new services but to create a unified digital space for interaction between citizens, employers, educational institutions, and public sector organisations in the field of employment.

“If the first wave of digital transformation in Ukraine was primarily associated with Diia, we are now entering a new phase — sectoral digital systems that help transform entire sectors. Obrii and similar projects are examples of this trend, which will only continue to strengthen in the coming years,” noted Oleksandr Iefremov, CEO of Kitsoft.

For Kitsoft, participation in the project represents another step in developing technologies that help public institutions launch digital services faster, build internal expertise, and create modern digital products for citizens.

This article was prepared by Kitsoft, a member of the GovTech Alliance of Ukraine. The content is the sole responsibility of the author and does not necessarily reflect the views of GTA UA or other Alliance members.