ICT-related industry development in Ukraine in 2005–2013. Report on the recent developments in the Internet economy

The study focuses on the current state of ICT sector development in the modern economy of Ukraine. The analysis of major economic indicators dynamics and statics is made at the level of national economy, ICT sector and ICT enterprises. The study of ICT enterprises is based on the unique dataset of 6.5 thousands enterprises that belong to the ICT sector according to the Ukrainian KVED1classification. The study discussesmajor indicators of ICT sector development: the share of ICT in totalGDP and output, total exports and imports, in total employment, consumer prices, number of business entities. The micro-level indicators describe total revenues and employment growth, fixed and tangible assets development, labour and total factor productivity levels. Thecomparison between ICT sector indicators and all firms average indicatorsis drawn. The correction is made to exclude holdings companies from the sample. Attention is paid to the indicators of Internet penetration in retail trade, number of Internet, mobile communication and cable users in the Ukrainian economy. The current Ukrainian government digital economy policy is described as a number of new initiatives (e‑government, IT sector business climate improvement, digital skills development) that have been launched as part of vast reforms agenda of Ukraine.