eGA brought Ukraine’s digital success stories to URC 2026
At the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 (URC26) in Gdańsk, the e-Governance Academy team shared how long-term cooperation with Ukraine has helped turn digital governance knowledge into real solutions, services, skills, and resilience. Working with Ukrainian partners, including the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Diia, SSSCIP, NSCSS, Zhytomyr Oblast Administration and many others, eGA presented joint success stories at the URC26 Expo.
For more than a decade, eGA has worked side by side with Ukraine’s government to support the development of a secure, inclusive, and future-ready digital state. This cooperation has delivered more than 30 projects worth over €65 million, showing how Estonia’s digital governance experience can be adapted and scaled in a country forty times larger.
Together with Ukrainian partners, eGA has supported the implementation of secure data exchange Trembita, the backbone of Ukraine’s digital state, contributed to more than 150 public services, supported digital signature development, strengthened municipal service provision through the Vulyk digital tool, and is now helping together with Cybexer enhance the cybersecurity skills of 700 specialists.
Today, eGA’s main focus is supporting Ukraine’s digital integration with the European Union. With strong EU support and eGA’s expertise, Ukraine is aligning its digital systems with key EU frameworks in digital identity, cybersecurity, and data governance. This work enables secure cross-border services, trusted data exchange, and brings Ukraine closer to full participation in the European Digital Single Market.
Ukraine has built an impressive blueprint for digital government. But recovery is not only about national systems. It also means ensuring that regions, municipalities, and local communities have the digital capacity to deliver essential public services. To support this effort, eGA, together with international donors, has launched collaborations with municipalities in the Zhytomyr and Dnipropetrovsk regions.
Experience from the Zhytomyr region has highlighted the need to strengthen local digital services and cyber resilience. Estonia has already supported municipalities in the region in developing digital public services. Building on these lessons, the Czech Republic is now supporting similar work in the Dnipropetrovsk region through the Tallinn Mechanism. These initiatives demonstrate how international partnerships can help strengthen Ukraine’s digital resilience at the local level.
This was also eGA’s key message at the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC) 2026: Ukraine’s recovery must invest not only in national digital systems but also in regional digital development, so that no community is left behind. Accessible municipal services, stronger local cybersecurity, and trusted digital infrastructure are essential for people rebuilding their lives during the war and for supporting the country’s long-term recovery after victory.
Co-organised by Poland and Ukraine, URC 2026 took place in Gdańsk on 25–26 June 2026 to strengthen international support for Ukraine’s reconstruction and mobilise investment for Ukrainian businesses. Next year, Estonia and Ukraine will host the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2027 in Tallinn.
