Full coverage: Ukraine

18.08.2005 As part of The Great Volga River Route project, an International Workshop on Sustainable Development and World Heritage took place on 28-31 July 2005 in Bucharest, Romania.The aim is to link young people through the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) and engage them in the preservation and promotion of World Heritage and Biosphere sites.

22.03.2004 Japan, Poland and Ukraine are partnering to set up a network of distance learning centres at Ukrainian universities, using digital technology to boost the number of computer science graduates.

29.10.2003 Reporters Without Borders has expressed alarm at attempts by the Ukrainian secret police to take control of Internet operations in the country and intercept e-mail messages. The government’s bid to take over management of the national domain name ".ua" and its proposal that parliament legalise e-mail monitoring, will allow it to effectively gag online activity, says the media rights group.

10.06.2003 The Brazilian government is now looking towards exchange of technology with countries that share similar economic conditions. A cabinet minister recently visited Ukraine to explore co-operation in the fields of aerospace, energy, informatics and biodiversity.

27.05.2003 Children's Voices - Street Children from Ukraine has bagged the 2002 OneWorld/UNICEF award for outstanding children's radio production. This is a programme featuring powerful interviews with street children and focuses on their rights and concerns.

07.05.2003 Although Ukraine ranks fourth in the world in the number of highly qualified computer specialists, development of its information and communications technology sector is lagging, a new "e-readiness" assessment report says. But despite these drawbacks, Ukraine has a huge ICT potential and can use digital technology to break through in all areas of development.

25.02.2003 E-Readiness Assessment in Ukraine, the first exhaustive analysis of the country's current ICT situation and future potentials, was presented last week. The report gives a snapshot of the ICT situation in Ukraine and also documents future e-opportunities.

17.12.2000 The Committee to Protect Journalists is calling on Ukrainian authorities to launch a swift independent inquiry into the disappearance of a pioneering Internet journalist whose news site lifted the lid on high-level corruption scandals.