Editing Economy of Ukraine (section)

===Information technology===
[[File:UnitFactory2.jpg|thumb|Ukrainian National IT Factory in Kyiv]]

Ukraine has a long-standing reputation as a major technology region, with a well-developed scientific and educational base. In March 2013, Ukraine ranked 4th in the world in number of certified IT professionals after the United States, India, and Russia.<ref name=ITUkrM2013>{{cite web|language=uk|url=http://www.unian.ua/news/562063-ukrajina-chetverta-v-sviti-za-kilkistyu-it-fahivtsiv.html|script-title=uk:Україна – четверта в світі за кількістю ІТ-фахівців|trans-title=Ukraine in fourth place in the world in the number of IT professionals|publisher=[[UNIAN]]|date=27 March 2013}}</ref> On top of that, experts recognised both the quantitative and qualitative potential of Ukrainian specialists. In 2011, the number of IT specialists working in the industry reached 25,000 people with 20% growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hi-tech.org.ua/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Exploring-Ukraine-IT-Outsourcing-Industry-20121.pdf|title=Exploring Ukraine|website=hi-tech.org|date=August 2012}}</ref> The volume of the Ukrainian IT market in 2013 was estimated to be up to 3.6 billion U.S. dollars.<ref name=ITUkrM2013/><ref>{{cite web|language=uk|url=http://www.epravda.com.ua/news/2013/03/27/368078/|script-title=uk:Обсяг українського ІТ-ринку може скласти 3,6 мільярда – звіт|trans-title=The volume of the Ukrainian IT market may amount to 3.6 billion - report|publisher=[[Ukrayinska Pravda]]|date=27 March 2013 |work=Економічна правда }}</ref>

In 2017, Ukraine emerged as the top outsourcing destination of the year, according to the [[Global Sourcing Association]]. By 2017, there were 13 research and development centres of global companies located in Ukraine, including [[Ericsson]] Ukraine, in [[Lviv]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bunews.com.ua/opinion/item/it-industry-why-ukraine-is-fast-becoming-a-leading-global-tech-powerhouse|title=IT INDUSTRY: Why Ukraine is fast becoming a leading global tech powerhouse|website=bunews.com.ua|access-date=2 October 2019|archive-date=25 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125160315/http://bunews.com.ua/opinion/item/it-industry-why-ukraine-is-fast-becoming-a-leading-global-tech-powerhouse|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://open4business.com.ua/share-of-it-industry-of-ukrainian-economy-is-4-of-gdp-economy-minister/|title=SHARE OF IT INDUSTRY OF UKRAINIAN ECONOMY IS 4% OF GDP – ECONOMY MINISTER|date=13 February 2019|website=Ukraine open for business|language=en-US|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>

As for 2019, the number of IT specialists involved in the IT industry of Ukraine reached 172,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://8allocate.com/article/ukraine-as-a-bright-spot-on-central-and-eastern-europe-software-development-scene/|title=Ukraine As a Bright Spot on Central and Eastern Europe Software Development Scene|date=14 February 2019|website=8allocate|language=en-US|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref> The share of IT industry in Ukraine's GDP is 4%.<ref name="auto"/>

According to the IT sector report of 2019, Ukraine is the largest exporter of [[Outsourcing|IT services]] in Europe, and ranks among the 25 most attractive countries for [[software development]] worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ain.ua/en/2019/01/30/unit-city-report-on-the-it-sector-of-ukraine/|title=UNIT.City presented a report on the IT sector of Ukraine: main figures and indicators|date=30 January 2019|website=AIN.UA|language=en-US|access-date=2 October 2019}}</ref>