Former Vodafone and Veon top manager Olga Berezhna became the new Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation
At the ministry, Olga Berezhna will be responsible for the development of digital education and competencies of Ukrainians.
At the ministry, Olga Berezhna will be responsible for the development of digital education and competencies of Ukrainians.
The appointment was announced by Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oksana Ferchuk on her Linkedin page. She emphasized that the further technological growth of the state directly depends on people who are able to create digital products and introduce innovations into business and the public sector.
In her new position, Olga Berezhna will coordinate the creation of educational programs together with technological partners. The main goal of her direction is to determine which digital skills will be most in demand in the Ukrainian economy in the coming years and help people transition to digital professions. Special attention is promised to be paid to issues of inclusion, embedding the principles of barrier-free education in educational products from the very beginning.
Berezhna herself has already confirmed her transition to the public sector, succinctly commenting on the appointment on social media: "I am honored to join Oksana Ferchuk's team at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine."
The new Deputy Minister has over 20 years of experience in human capital management, of which more than 15 years are in the IT and telecommunications sectors. Her portfolio includes launching technology companies from scratch, as well as conducting digital transformation in businesses with up to 10 thousand employees both in Ukraine and abroad. During her career, Berezhna managed HR functions in a number of large companies, including telecom giants Vodafone and Veon, as well as Metinvest, SUN InBev Ukraine, TERRA FOOD, and Telesystems of Ukraine.
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