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Panel discussion: How the technology impact on Ukranian politics?
In Kyiv Center of UCU was hold the panel discussion about the role of the emerging technologies in Ukrainian politics. Speakers:
Ellina Shnurko-Tabakova
The leader of the Attack Index project at Index Systems, head of Information and Cyber Security Council, director of Softpress Publishing
Dmytro Shymkiv
Former deputy of Head of President office, ex-CEO of “Microsoft Ukraine”
Roman Vybranovsky
Head of the reforms communication direction at the Ukrainian crisis media center
THESIS
- Ukrainian politics is a part of global processes. Even though political players strive to update their tools and become more technological, there is some gap between their desire and ability to do it.
- Ukraine is the arena of geopolitical battle. This fact means that Russia broadly uses a hybrid weapon like information attacks, fakes, inflaming confrontation between social groups, spreading of untrust. We can expect the more intensive infringement in very sophisticated forms given the upcoming election.
- We have some vulnerabilities, so there is an urgency to care about appropriate defense, especially in respect to critical infrastructure.
- The core factors of succeeding in a hybrid war are the media- and cyber literacy of the citizens. There is a reason for the implementation of the mass education projects for shaping the literacy, as for any “magic button” can’t protect us against the mentioned attacks.
