Ukraine Offers Alternative to Putin's Economic Forum
Leaders heeding White House call for boycott of St. Petersburg forum are presented with opportunity to increase profits by cloudsourcing to the Ukraine
NEW YORK, May 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As the White House calls for business leaders to boycott Putin's St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Ukrainian officials are urging those same leaders to consider supporting a Strategic Initiative aimed a creating longer term economic stability in Ukraine. The initiative, launched in April 2014, aims to attract US contracts with transparent cloudsourcing services which are more efficient than traditional IT outsourcing. Ukrainian officials and other speakers will outline the program and present Ukraine's strong and growing IT offerings to a New York City-based audience of business leaders and experts.
| Who: |
The Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S. and Consulate General of Ukraine in New York, TransparentBusiness Inc. and the Ukrainian Institute of America. |
| What: |
Presentation and reception to introduce a Strategic Initiative designed to increase IT cloudsourcing to Ukraine. |
| When: |
Thursday, May 29, 2014, from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. |
| Where: |
The Ukrainian Institute of America |
| 2 E 79th Street |
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| New York City, NY 10075 |
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| Why: |
Recent events in Ukraine have created economic turmoil for the country. Although emergency aid packages from the IMF and US will provide some immediate relief, Ukrainian officials are working to secure a brighter economic future by developing stronger industry, including IT cloudsourcing, with a vision to make the country the Silicon Valley of Europe by securing 10-15 percent of the global IT outsourcing industry, estimated at $288 billion in 2013. |
Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Olexander Motsyk launched the strategic IT cloudsourcing initiative on April 29th, 2014, see http://supportukraine.us/event.html
Media RSVPs and questions can be directed to Tatiana Shalkivska at (202) 349-2974.
SOURCE Ukranian Embassy to the United States
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