1. 2024-2025 milestones
| Digital product | What changed in 2024–2025 | Why it matters to SMEs |
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| Diia.Business portal | • Personal cabinet redesigned • AI chatbot for quick answers • LMS plug-in for on-site courses • HS/UKTZED search for exporters | One dashboard for grants, training, export codes and tailored content. |
| Consulting cluster | Free “Digitalisation of Business” consultations (70+ held) | Hands-on support for cloud migration, e-commerce, cybersecurity basics. |
| Cyber-self-check | Online test gauges a firm’s cyber-preparedness | Helps enterprises plug gaps before applying for grants or entering EU supply chains. |
| Entrepreneur’s Online Cabinet (beta) | Personalised funding offers, task lists, KPI tracker | Keeps micro and small founders on a single compliance and financing path. |
2. Diia.City: wider doors for tech-driven firms
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Resolution № 204 (Feb 2025) added R&D, BIM construction tech, defence-related electronics, battery production, VFX and animation to the list of eligible activities.
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Residents keep the core benefits: 5 % employee tax, zero VAT on stock options, streamlined labour contracts.
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Target outcome: stronger domestic supply chains for drone components, construction informatics and creative exports.
3. Forthcoming 2028 digital-maturity strategy
The Ministry of Digital Transformation and the Diia.Business team are drafting a medium-term plan that will:
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Launch a digital-maturity self-test for MSMEs (baseline KPI mid-2025).
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Scale blended finance tools (grants + soft loans) for ERP, CRM, e-logistics and AI adoption.
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Embed cybersecurity standards from day one of any state-funded digital upgrade.
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Deepen portal integration so that Diia.Business becomes a “single API” for training, compliance certificates and export paperwork.
4. What this means for entrepreneurs
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Less friction when assembling export dossiers: product codes, origin proofs and logistics advice now on one platform.
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Faster access to capital: lenders can verify grant history and digital-maturity scores directly via the Diia.Business API.
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Clearer talent pathway: LMS courses map to the Ministry’s certified digital-skills framework, making it easier for employers to upskill staff and meet donor-funding criteria.
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Reduced cyber-risk: the mandatory self-check flags weak points before companies integrate with EU clients that require NIS2-aligned security.
5. Next steps
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Public consultation on the 2028 strategy (Q3 2025).
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Second beta of the Entrepreneur’s Cabinet with automated grant applications (Q4 2025).
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Legislative package widening Diia.City even further to audio-visual post-production and agri-tech (expected Q1 2026).
The end-goal: a digitally confident SME sector that meets EU standards, innovates faster and powers Ukraine’s economic recovery.
