Enhancing Resilience by Boosting Digital Business Transformation in Ukraine
Digital technologies not only offer a vast potential to enhance firm productivity,
they can also help enhance resilience and support economic recovery in times of war.
The government has made significant strides in accelerating the digital transformation
and has reinforced support for digitalisation since the onset of Russia’s full-scale
invasion in February 2022. While digital technologies have brought significant benefits
to the country, Ukraine’s SMEs are yet to fully tap into the potential of digitalisation.
Beyond war-related challenges, lack of awareness, digital skills shortages, sectoral
specificities, and financial constraints complicate their digital development.
The government aims to further promote SME digitalisation and is currently preparing
its SME Strategy 2024-27. Throughout 2023, the OECD provided guidance to Ukraine on
how to help SMEs leverage digitalisation for productivity, resilience, and recovery.
This report presents an overview of the findings, looking at i) ways to strengthen
the national and subnational institutional and policy framework for SME digitalisation;
ii) avenues for targeted digitalisation support services for SMEs, building on the
OECD’s blueprint; and iii) specific ways digitalisation can help SMEs weather war-related
challenges.
Published on May 22, 2024Also available in: Ukrainian