Public-private partnerships will allow for the effective modernisation of school canteens. This was stated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine, during a large partnership meeting at th Public-private partnerships will allow for the effective modernisation of school canteens. This was stated by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy of Ukraine, during a large partnership meeting at the Factory Kitchen in Bucha, which was attended by First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian ministers, the School Nutrition Reform Office team and international partners on 30 March. The partnership meeting, organised at the first Factory Kitchen, was dedicated to discussing the strategic goals of the school meals reform, which aims to provide quality and healthy food for children in every corner of Ukraine.

First Made in Ukraine office to support micro and small businesses opened in Sumy Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine and Minister of Economy of Ukraine, opened the first Made in Ukraine office in Sumy to support micro and small businesses. These offices will provide entrepreneurs with guidance on participating in government programs under the Made in Ukraine policy.

Spending public funds on domestically produced goods should become a new philosophy of public procurement: Yuliia Svyrydenko In order to become an economically self-sufficient state and not depend on the situation in foreign markets and geopolitical changes, the Government prioritized support for the national producer, increasing non-raw materials exports and attracting investments in the real sector. The development of these areas is a direct contribution to the country’s defense capability and part of the Made in Ukraine national policy.

Ukraine expands tools for copyright protection on the Internet Opportunities for copyright protection in the Internet space have been expanded. Ukraine has joined a number of countries that will be filling the WIPO ALERT platform to counteract the operation of websites that infringe intellectual property rights. On 21 March 2024, the Ministry of Economy adopted an order approving the procedure for the formation and maintenance of a national list of websites that raise concerns about the observance of intellectual property rights.

Swedish business is interested in investing in high-tech sectors of Ukraine: Yuliia Svyrydenko Swedish business is interested in increasing its presence in Ukraine, as well as in developing cooperation with Ukrainian companies in high-tech sectors such as energy, telecommunications and cybersecurity. This was discussed during a meeting between Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy of Ukraine, and Ebba Busch, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Energy, Business and Industry of Sweden.