THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 2021

At 1100, an online IT Day event: the presentation of the Export Evolution IT educational program and the panel discussion regarding the current state, trends and export capabilities in the IT sector, will start. The event will be held on the ZOOM platform. Link to connect will be sent in 1 day before the event. Additional information: [email protected].

At 1100, a round table "Access to Documents of Repressive Organs in Ukraine and Latvia (Not) Open Soviet Archives of Ukraine and Latvia," will start. During the meeting, Ukrainian and Latvian archivists will tell if the documents of the repressive bodies of the USSR have become accessible, whether millions of cases on the repressed are possible to digitize and put on the universal review. Among the discussion participants: Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia in Ukraine Juris Poikans (participation is specified); Parliamentary secretary of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia Ritvars Jansons; Director of the National Archive of Latvia Mara Spruda; Deputy Director of the National Archive of Latvia Inguna Slaidinė; Senior expert of the National Archive of Latvia Gints Zelmenis; head of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Humanitarian and Information Policy Mykyta Poturaev; Director General of the National Memorial Complex of the Heavenly Hundred Heroes – Museum of Revolution of Dignity Ihor Poshyvailo; Heads of archival institutions and museums of Ukraine, scientists, public figures. Moderator: Ihor Kulyk – Director of the State Archive of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance. Before the beginning of the discussion, at 10.00, the Archive of National Memory and the National Archive of Latvia solemnly sign up agreement on cooperation between institutions (Metropolitan House of the National Reserve Sofia Kyivska, 24 Volodymyrska Street). Visit the discussion can all be pre-registration: https://cutt.ly/6qcnf5m. Participants will hear the speeches of the artists of the archival sphere of Ukraine and Latvia, ask the question to the speakers. Form of registration for media workers: https://cutt.ly/vqcm60g. The discussion organizer is the Archive of National Memory.

At 1100, the event "Education and Pandemic in the New Academic Year: Policy Brief Discussion and Debate" will start. Speakers: Educational Ombudsman of Ukraine Serhiy Horbachov; Rector of the Taras Shevchenko State University of Kyiv Volodymyr Buhrov; President of the National University "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy" Oleksandra Humanna; head of the center for innovative education "Pro.Svit" Oleksandra Petushkova; the operational director of the public organization "Osvitoria" Anna Sydoruk;, head of the Teach for Ukraine program Oksana Matiyash; others. The event will be held in a mixed format: offline and online (Osvitoria Hub, 2 Moskovska Street). Registration: https://bit.ly/osvita_podiia. A broadcast of the event will also be available on the CEDOS Facebook page. Event page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/526823201748435/.

At 1130, an online briefing by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba on the results of the inaugural summit of the Crimean Platform and other topical issues of Ukraine’s foreign policy will start. Media accreditation is available at the link: https://forms.gle/b9PjuZPKcK5ZnC7o9 until 10:00 am on 26 August. Confirmation and a link to attend the briefing will be sent shortly after the close of accreditation. Accredited media will be able to ask questions after the minister’s opening remarks (make sure your camera and microphone are working). The event will be broadcast live on the MFA Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/UkraineMFA.

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