Agenda

Oleksandra is the Coordinator of the E-democracy component of the Swiss-Ukrainian E-Governance for Accountability and Participation (EGAP) program. She is engaged in the implementation of civic participation tools since 2017.  As part of the project team, Oleksandra coordinated the development, launch and operation of the national e-democracy platform (e-dem.ua), that consists of 4 tools: e-petitions, participatory budget, open city, e-consultations.  Currently, more than 400 Ukrainian communities implemented at least one of these instruments on e-dem.ua platform. She has a Master’s degree in Political Science (Ukraine).

Jordanka is a policy advisor and  published researcher on digital transformation, national digital systems design, civic tech, and social innovation topics. She has over 15 years of experience in advising and facilitating complex national strategic planning, policy and program design processes in over 12 countries. In 2014-2017 she served as the National Policy Dialogue Lead and Policy Advisor to the Government of Ukraine. She is currently working with the World Bank, European Commission and the Government of Slovakia on improving Slovakia`s policy and fiscal incentive structures for the creation of sustainable regional innovation ecosystems as well as with the Government of Rwanda on the design of the new Smart Rwanda Master Plan and National Innovation Strategy (2024-2028).

Jordanka holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy; an MA from the Graduate Institute (IHEID) in Geneva, Switzerland and a BA in Political Science from Simon Fraser University in Canada.

Nazar Kovalenko (MSc University of Vienna, Austria - City planning and city development) worked for 5 years in different institutions within Vinnytsia Municipality. In 2019 he joined the  Institute for urban development (IUD), a local think-tank, where he become a director in 2022. IUD implements public sector innovations promoting good municipal governance. IUD also works on “building bridges” between local NGOs, active citizens, neighbourhoods and the municipality. One of its flagship projects includes the NGO-Hub where civil society and local government representatives cooperate on participatory urban development initiatives.

Deputy Head for Digital Development issues, Digital Transformations and Digitalization (CDTO). Over 10 years of professional work experience in Ukrainian and international companies. Fluency in English. Two master's degrees in Public Administration (Ukraine and Lithuania), bachelor's degree in Finance (Ukraine).

Slava joined the newly created Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (MDTU) in 2019 as the Head of eServices development. He is the architect of the highly popular digital app called ‘Government and I - DIIA` that is used by over 10 million Ukrainians. His current goal at the MDTU is to abolish the bureaucracy in Ukraine by delivering all government services by 2024 with just a few clicks – from filing tax returns to marriages to registering a company remotely. Prior to joining the MDTU, Slava was a successful digital marketing entrepreneur.