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In the 11th episode of this series, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School converses with Andrew Maksakov, President, and Igor Guryanov, Chief Technology Officer, both of VIMAS Technologies, which is based out of Kyiv, Ukraine. They talk about how both Kyiv and Ukraine as a whole remain under attack, although the capital city is now more stable. They also discuss how their business, and the IT business generally, has remained stable, despite the personal psychological pressures facing them all. The best thing to do, they believe, is to support the government and the military by doing their jobs well.This is Episode 11 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

The Digital Intelligence Index (DII) charts the progress 90 global economies have made in advancing digitalization, fostering trust, and enabling inclusion among their citizens.With country-specific, time series data from a 12-year period, the DII is presented as an interactive dashboard that will help you analyze and compare where countries are along their digital trajectory, and what they need to do to secure a more digitally advanced future. This video walks you through the features of the dashboard and how you can share your analysis and inferences with this interactive tool, to the world.https://digitalintelligence.fletcher.tufts.edu/

A discussions with Monica Toft, Professor of International Politics, Director of the Center for Strategic Studies; Melissa McCracken, William R. Moomaw Assistant Professor of International Energy and Resource Policy; and Bethany Tiejten, PhD Candidate, The Fletcher School

Chris Miller, Assistant Professor of International History, Co-director of The Russia and Eurasia Program; Tom Dannenbaum, Assistant Professor of International Law; and Abi Linnington, Professor of Practice in International Security Studies discuss

Kelly Sims Gallagher, Academic Dean, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy; Sulmaan Khan, Associate Professor of International History and Chinese Foreign Relations, Denison Chair of History and Diplomacy; Chidi Odinkalu, Professor of Practice in International Human Rights Law discuss

In the 10th episode in this series, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at The Fletcher School talks to Dave Lowenstein, CEO of IMS Management Services Corporation, based in Los Angeles, California. IMS is a client of Softjourn, a global tech company with an office in Ukraine, and a subject of previous interviews in this series. David talks about the excellent work done by Softjourn, and more broadly, about the resilience and quality of service provided by the rapidly growing tech sector in Ukraine.This is Episode 10 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

In the 9th episode of the Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine series, Bhaksar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at the Fletcher School interviews Yuriy Sivitsky, founder and Board member of Intecracy Group, in this episode of Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine. Intecracy Group is based in Kyiv, Ukraine, and currently hosts a conglomeration of around 15 tech companies. The Intecracy Group was founded by mathematicians and software engineers to develop large-scale software projects on demand. They offer a wide range of services, covering a variety of technologies in countries around the world. Yuriy recounts how although the domestic market crashed immediately after the Russian invasion, their international business thrived. He also talks about the unwavering support received by them from international businesses, which parallels the international support from NGOs and other organizations for Ukraine during the war. Yuriy also discusses how events of the past, the company’s foresight, and government assistance has helped them keep their business going in spite of the ongoing conflict.This is Episode 9 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

In the eighth episode of Digital Planet’s Imagining a Digital Economy for All in Ukraine series, Bhaksar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business at the Fletcher School converses with Mykola Zhandarov, CEO, Leater Integration, based out of Kyiv in Ukraine. Leater Integration is an IT company which focuses on AV and security integration. Because of the nature of the work, which primarily involves buying different hardware and integrating them for customers, as well as due to the fact that most of their customers are in Ukraine itself, Leater’s business has been negatively impacted by the war. Despite this, Mykola also expresses hope that Ukraine will emerge victorious after the war, and the tech industry will play a critical role in rebuilding the country.This is Episode 8 of a series, Imagining a Digital Economy for All (IDEA) in Ukraine. For other episodes in the series, please see: https://sites.tufts.edu/digitalplanet/imagining-a-digital-economy-for-all-in-ukraine/

Professor Emeritus of Journalism and Public Diplomacy at USC, in conversation with Thom Shanker, Director, Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University, former Washington Editor of the New York Times, Fletcher Alum and Murrow Board Member discuss how information has become weaponized in the context of the current war in Ukraine, but also beyond