The project aims to sustainably improve SME support policies and measures by focusing on three distinct workstreams in Ukraine:
• Policy development: Building a broad-based coalition in support of the SME Development Strategy 2024-2027 among state and non-state stakeholders, including international donors, to foster a unified approach towards SME development and to coordinate external assistance to the SME sector where it is needed most.
• Institutional support: Strengthening the capabilities of the EEPO and the Diia.Business centres by improving their service offering. For the Diia.Business centres.
• Scaling up export promotion support for SMEs: The project will facilitate the exports of Ukrainian SMEs, with a particular focus on the UK market through participation at the London Tech Week, which will involve technical assistance, capacity building, and participation at relevant trade events.
The project will build on the results of the Good Governance Fund (GGF) support for local recovery planning by assisting the Government of Ukraine (GoU) and target hromadas (communities) in supporting Ukraine's priority of rebuilding the nation and fostering long-term development.
The project will pursue its objectives by delivering across three distinct workstreams:
Policy development: The project will assist the Ministry for Restoration (MfR) in developing the State Regional Development Strategy 2024-2027 Action Plan.
Institutionalisation of recovery planning: Building on the results of previous work, the project will work with five hromadas to institutionalise recovery plans, through providing training and expert assistance.
Programming to revitalise local economies: The project will conduct a series of pilot initiatives by identifying and supporting local economic development initiatives to help create new employment opportunities and strengthen social cohesion to boost local economies and facilitate the sustainable recovery of war-affected communities.
The project will continue the provision of technical and expert support to the Government of Ukraine (GoU) to promote evidence-based public fiscal management (PFM) systems, by providing macroeconomic forecasting, policy advice and evaluation, communication, and advocacy support.
The GGF MF will address the challenges referred to above through tailored technical assistance centred on the following areas:
1. Monitoring the Ukraine Plan.
2. Macroeconomic modelling and fiscal policy advice.
3. Coalition-building.
4. Analytical support for the Parliamentary Committee on Tax and Customs Policy
The project provides technical and expert support provision to the Government of Ukraine (GoU) with the second phase of The City-Ukraine Hub project, which aims to strengthen the GoU systems and available instruments to attract private sector foreign investments to foster economic recovery and reconstruction.
The project will focus on three key outputs:
1. Feasibility study for a 'single window' GoU institutional structure to facilitate productive and inclusive foreign direct investment (FDI) in priority sectors.
2. Providing technical assistance to modernise Ukraine's business regulatory environment and financial ecosystem and help identify financial tools that can help address urgent challenges faced by firms in Ukraine including power and labour shortages.
3. Upskilling the capacity of government officials and regulators in financial services and investment facilitation through tailored training programme.
The project aims to support the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine in building a more inclusive economy and labour force with incentives and opportunities for women and marginalised groups to find employment and/or start their business.
The project will focus on three key objectives:
• Empower the Ministry of Economy (MoE) to foster an inclusive and diverse workforce through improved data-driven policies and regulations.
• Prepare war veterans for pursuing their professional careers after transitioning from military to civilian life through needs assessment, skills training and mentorship.
• Improve business skills of female entrepreneurs through the women's economic empowerment programme "Grow 2.0" by taking a cross-sectional approach to engage with internally displaced women, female war veterans, partners of military personnel, and women living in rural areas.
The project aims to support the Government of Ukraine in developing a comprehensive set of policy products to operationalise the draft Strategy for developing innovation activities in Ukraine until 2030 (Innovation Strategy) by drafting an Action Plan.
The project will focus on four key objectives:
• Design the GoU Innovation Strategy Action Plan and build an inclusive, consistent, and coherent cross-stakeholder dialogue to foster the innovation ecosystem.
• Strengthen the sectoral innovation ecosystems by EdTech, Agrifood Tech, Health Tech, and Energy & Environment Tech clusters development.
• Empower the National Aviation University (NAU) by establishing the Scientific Park and connecting the students, academia, and the private sector.
• Address key challenges through a structured four-month Accelerating Deep Tech initiative.