A year into the war in Ukraine, the country’s resistance is defined not only by its leaders and soldiers but also by talented civilians armed with only laptops or smartphones. They are working from bomb shelters in Kyiv, cities on the western border, European refuges, and remote workstations on the other side of the world. They are the leaders of Ukraine’s digital transformation. As allies imagine a viable path to peace and design a new Marshall Plan for the 21st century, betting on the country’s tech talent should be the top priority.
Helping the tech sector is crucial to aiding the country’s economic vitality, and by extension, the fight for democracy. As President Zelensky noted in his historic address to Congress, support for Ukraine “is not charity. It’s an investment in global security and democracy.”
