{"id":36353,"date":"2026-08-31T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clusters.org.ua\/?p=36353"},"modified":"2026-08-28T18:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:26:47","slug":"news-digest-august-22-28-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clusters.org.ua\/en\/blog-about-clusters\/news-digest-august-22-28-2\/","title":{"rendered":"News Digest | August 22-28"},"content":{"rendered":"

UCA news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Ukrainian Cluster Alliance expands the international network of partnerships<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

to UCA as a status associate member<\/strong> Joined \u0160iauliai Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (SCCIC)<\/strong> – one of the leading business organizations of Northern Lithuania. The Chamber unites companies from different sectors and is working on the development of innovation, exports and international business cooperation. SCCIC also coordinates Baltic Soil Cluster<\/strong>, which unites Lithuanian companies around the development of sustainable solutions for agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SCCIC Joining expands UCA’s international affiliate network and creates new opportunities for debugging Ukrainian-Lithuanian business cooperation.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cluster news<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Ivano-Frankivsk IT cluster<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>\u00a0Opened registration on Digital Development Express Support Program for Women Entrepreneurs<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Within the framework of the initiative of 15 Ukrainian businesses, headed by women, will be able to pass free digital maturity assessment, receive practical tools for digitalization and implementation of AI, as well as individual digital Opportunity Report and digital transformation road map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program is focused on micro, small and medium enterprises and will help participants to identify priority areas of digital development and apply new solutions to specific business challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The initiative is being implemented Ivano-Frankivsk IT Cluster<\/strong> within the project dt4sme<\/strong>, funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ) and implemented by GIZ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register for link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ukrainian cybersecurity cluster<\/strong><\/a> Strengthens international cooperation in the field of critical infrastructure protection<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Ukrainian cybersecurity cluster<\/strong> Together with the National University ‘Kyiv Aviation Institute’ held a round table \u201cCybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure: Building Ukraine \u2013 EU Cluster Cooperation Agenda\u201d<\/strong> Within the Cyberjab.ua project. The event brought together representatives of government agencies, the energy sector, the academic community and companies in the field of ICS \/ OT security to discuss current challenges of critical infrastructure cyber protection and the development of cooperation with European partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The meeting became one of the preparatory stages for the visit of the Ukrainian delegation to the Brno on September 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ukrainian Association of Furniture Artists (UAM)<\/strong><\/a> He continues to work in several areas of support for the furniture and woodworking industries.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

On August 20, UAM representatives joined a working meeting with the leadership of the State Tax Service of Ukraine, where they presented the needs of enterprises affected by Russian attacks. Among the proposals of the Association – property insurance against military risks, simplification of imports, the possibility of temporary deferral of individual tax payments and a moratorium on scheduled inspections for the period of business restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Photos from a working meeting. <\/em>Source<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

In parallel, UAM develops the production competencies of its participants. It started in Transcarpathia Lean-tour<\/strong> With visits to Ukrainian industrial enterprises, including Fischer Ukraine, WPES and Klen. Such visits provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the organization of production and practices of efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Cluster Members During Lean Tour. <\/em>Source<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It’s also over Fifth Lean School of UAM<\/strong>, which this time brought together 46 participants. The training covered process mapping, loss elimination, production balancing, Just-in-Time and other Lean tools. Given the shortage of staff, resources and energy constraints, these approaches become important not only for optimization, but also for increasing the resilience of Ukrainian industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photos of the training participants.<\/em> Source<\/em><\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

September 2-4 <\/strong>Series of meetings ‘Clusters – as orchestrators of innovative ecosystems of dual-use technologies’<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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September 3 <\/strong>International brokerage event<\/strong> Clusters4Health<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

International brokerage event Clusters4Health<\/strong>, which organizes Rivne Interregional Medical Cluster<\/a> to find partners in the field of medical innovations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Details and registration.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 9-11 The Czech-Ukrainian Discussion Forum<\/strong><\/h4>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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