All through U.S. excursion, Zelenskyy and Ukrainian delegation satisfied with management of Apple, Google

LVIV – During his trip to the United States, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., on September 2 where by he satisfied with the company’s chief executive officer, Tim Cook dinner, in accordance to the business office of the Ukrainian president.

Also, during the trip to the U.S., Ukraine’s Minister of Digital Transfor­mation Mykhailo Fedorov met with Google’s vice president to examine YouTube’s suggestion algorithm, as nicely as courses aimed to encourage Ukrainian material creators on YouTube, Mr. Zelenskyy’s business office documented.

Messrs. Zelenskyy and Cook talked about owning Apple products and solutions in Ukraine, the opening of an Apple retail outlet in Kyiv, as effectively as internet hosting the company’s new significant databases in Ukraine.

Mr. Zelenskyy mentioned that the good results of Apple, which has worked its way up from a garage startup to the most beneficial corporation in the planet, inspires all those who are altering the digital industry now. Mr. Zelenskyy pressured that the Ukrainian IT sector is now building swiftly. The official opening of Apple’s office environment in Ukraine is additional proof of the prospects of the Ukrainian market, Mr. Zelenskyy explained.

“Today, Ukraine is now a strong world IT hub. Our experts properly cooperate with Fortune 500 firms, which includes Apple,” the Ukrainian president claimed.

Mr. Zelenskyy explained to Mr. Prepare dinner about Ukraine’s achievements in the IT sphere and expressed fascination in even further increasing Apple’s presence in Ukraine, specifically by means of online help groups, Apple Songs and AppStore moderators, as perfectly as by supplying product upkeep services.

“I congratulate you on your great progress towards digital transformation,” Mr. Cook dinner explained at the commencing of his conference with Mr. Zelenskyy.

Mr. Zelenskyy and other associates of his team talked over Ukrainian digital initiatives with the Apple chief govt. The two also talked about the census job, which Apple has successfully executed in the United States, and the possibility of cooperation in utilizing a related undertaking in Ukraine.

In addition, the two males also talked about the risk of cooperation in the discipline of programming education for faculty children, learners, veterans, health care personnel, as effectively as the provision of personal computer products to schools and lecturers in guidance of identical programs now staying carried out in Ukraine.

Messrs. Zelenskyy and Cook also reviewed the likelihood of Apple constructing a information centre for iCloud companies in Ukraine, next the case in point of a equivalent heart that was created in Denmark. They also touched on the have to have to localize Apple merchandise for Ukrainian language speakers, like Siri, Apple’s particular assistant. There is at the moment no Ukrainian language in the Siri configurations.

“I hope that the dynamics of Apple’s advancement and the rate of digitization of our place will support make a achievements story of Apple in Ukraine and Apple with Ukraine,” Mr. Zelenskyy stated.

Mr. Fedorov, Ukraine’s electronic transformation minister, was quite amazed by the meeting with Mr. Prepare dinner.

“[Tim Cook was] the person Steve Work named as his successor, and he was ideal,” Mr. Fedorov wrote on his Facebook web site immediately after his conference with Mr. Prepare dinner. “The most powerful manager in the earth.”

“We presented Diia [a mobile application that provides government services online], Diia City, talked over doable cooperation in drugs, programming schooling for schoolchildren, students, veterans, the opening of the Apple Store. A ridiculous prospect for Ukraine, which are unable to be missed!” Mr. Fedorov wrote on Facebook.

In accordance to Mr. Fedorov, Ukraine has by now accomplished a degree of achievement with Apple.

“We see how Apple has altered our industry, particularly in advertising and marketing Ukrainian music on Apple’s platforms. There are many albums by Ukrainian musicians. We get beneficial suggestions from Ukrainian artists [regarding their music on Apple platforms],” Mr. Fedorov reported.

Mr. Fedorov extra that Ukrainian officials would like to see the tech big do far more in Ukraine.

“Apple has formally opened an business office in Ukraine. I want the Apple shop to surface in Ukraine and to have Apple’s educational programs in our nation,” Mr Fedorov stated.

In Might 2020, Apple registered its possess consultant business in Ukraine – a authorized entity with a capital share of 2.7 million hryvnias (approximately $100,000).

In March 2021, a Ukrainian part appeared on the company’s web page, and on June 28 Apple launched a services to support buyers in the Ukrainian language. On June 30, the Ministry of Electronic Transformation declared that Apple had opened its formal workplace in Ukraine.

Through the check out to the United States, Ukraine’s official also fulfilled with Google officers in Washington, according to the Ukrainian presidential business office.

Mr. Fedorov fulfilled with Google Vice President Karan Bhatia, and the pair reviewed the algorithm that Google applied to decide on and suggest articles for the key web page of Ukrainian YouTube Music and YouTube.

“At the second, our users are supplied Russian information, which is unacceptable when there is a war in Ukraine. In buy not to repeat these situations, we presented the firm to entail impartial Ukrainian editors who will select content material. This will open up up opportunities for the Ukrainian music and imaginative industry,” Mr. Fedorov stated.

The functions also mentioned cooperation on the software of “Diia” and the chance of Ukrainians making use of the YouTube Shorts fund.

YouTube Shorts is a exclusive fund of $100 million that is earmarked to help information creators all over 2021-2022.  The software gives authors of the most common movies the capability to gain from $100 to $10,000 for their get the job done. As a result, Mr. Fedorov requested Google to increase Ukraine to the checklist of nations that can use YouTube Shorts.

“Ukraine has a really designed artistic field. We have a significant variety of advertising and advertising agencies. Our administrators acquire awards for Ukrainian movies. Clip makers shoot video clips for environment stars, these kinds of as Coldplay, promotion for corporations this kind of as Apple, and are highly valued about the planet,” Mr. Fedorov stated.

Ukrainian officials also pressured throughout their assembly with Apple and Google that the Ukrainian govt strives to produce favorable ailments for the involvement and progress of global technological innovation corporations in Ukraine.