July 8, 2025, 4:56 p.m.

The expert told whether the IT sector in Ukraine and Odesa has prospects for development amid the war

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The war has affected all spheres of life, both personal and business, some entrepreneurs have moved to other regions, while others have started their businesses in Odesa region.

This has also affected the IT sector, so we decided to devote the live broadcast of Intent.Insight to the prospects for the development of the IT sector in Ukraine and Odesa amid the war.

Host Valeriy Bolgan talked to Vadym Drumov, CEO and co-founder of Hillel IT School. How to bring IT people back to Ukraine? Is IT education promising here and now? What should modern employees and businessmen do to keep up with the times?

This episode was useful for those who want to start their own educational project, realize themselves in the IT field, and improve business processes.

Every week, Intent.Insight looks at a problem that worries Ukrainians and raises topical issues and tries to solve specific problems. In June, the youth festival Brain Fest was held in Odesa: "Summer of Ideas," organized as part of the R&D Hub South project. So the previous aether was dedicated to the results of the festival.

On June 24, we decided to dedicate the airtime to the problems faced by children in Ukraine and Odesa, the situation with orphanhood, and the challenges of wartime. The host and editor-in-chief of Intent, Valeriy Bolgan, spoke to Yulia Nikandrova on air.

The previous edition of Intent.Insight was devoted to the language issue. The host Valeriy Bolgan talked to Andriy Vagapov, a deputy of the Odesa City Council.

The previous episode was devoted to how Kyivskyi district of Odesa is recovering from the air strikes. We also talked to the head of the administration and deputy Maryna Lozenko.

On June 3, the airtime was devoted to the All-Ukrainian exhibition and forum"Ukrainian Books in Odesa Region".

On May 27, the airtime was devoted to university admissions and the nuances of the 2025 campaign.

Usually, the show is held every Tuesday, but there are exceptions - one was held on Wednesday, May 21. The guest of the studio was Oleh Zakharkiv, one of the brigade's combat officers who headed the recruiting department after being wounded and rehabilitated. He told us about his service in the south, combat everyday life, and how to join the ranks of the 40th Brigade.

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