The United States Agency for International Development will help expand an e-governance app and digital platform it has supported in Ukraine to other countries, the agency announced Wednesday.
Diia is a mobile application and online portal that has helped Ukrainians to engage with a range of government services using their smartphones — from applying for benefits to providing identification and digital signatures, to accessing humanitarian aid and critical services. Launched in early 2020, the app is now used by more than 18.5 million people, or more than half the adult population in Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials.
USAID Administrator Samantha Power met with Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov at the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings this week in Davos, Switzerland, where she announced the agency’s plans to provide $650,000 to encourage the adoption of e-governance systems such as Diia beyond Ukraine’s borders.
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