Lviv Tech Community Becomes the Biggest in Ukraine
Lviv IT Cluster announced that one more company has joined its community, making the total number of the Cluster’s members – 110. Thus, the community of Lviv IT Cluster member companies is now the largest among tech and business associations in Ukraine. Over the past 9 years, Lviv IT Cluster has grown from several companies into a robust and influential business community in Ukraine, which has implemented numerous successful projects that are changing our city and country.
The activities of Lviv IT Cluster are aimed at strengthening the tech industry position at the local and state levels, the development of Ukrainian tech education, infrastructure, and the promotion of Lviv as a city where advanced technologies are developing. Among the most important Lviv IT Cluster projects are the tech conference IT Arena and Lviv IT Jazz business conference. Besides, Lviv IT Cluster member companies are involved in the modernization and development of new bachelor programs within the frames of IT Expert projects, and their employees tell students about opportunities in tech within the frames of IT Future project. Since 2016, 14 innovative bachelor programs have been launched at 3 universities in Lviv (Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, and LNULS), which is the biggest indicator in Ukraine.
“The number of tech companies in Lviv and our community are growing. Lviv IT Cluster is a progressive community that strives to make our city as comfortable as the leading European cities through the development of infrastructure and quality of tech education. Having reached the mark of 110 companies, we confidently hold the lead position among the largest associations of tech companies. We have a large number of promising projects ahead to develop the tech industry in our city and country,” says Stepan Veselovskyi, CEO at Lviv IT Cluster.
“Lviv IT Cluster has grown significantly not only in terms of the number of members but also the scale of projects. We are ready to share our experience with other tech clusters and associations in Ukraine. We strive not only to develop the tech industry in Lviv but also to help Ukraine become a tech country,” highlights Ivan Babichuk, Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Lviv IT Cluster.
Numerous projects implemented by Lviv IT Cluster would not be possible without the support and active participation of companies that are members of the association. Lviv IT Cluster has also initiated large-scale changes in Lviv, including the construction of the Innovation District IT Park, a technology center for 10,000 tech specialists. The association conducts surveys about the city’s tech market and its trends as part of the annual detailed IT Research initiative.