Dmytro Khutkyy - Ukraine's Digital Transformation, Democratic Resistance & Technological resilience.

<p>Rather than seeing the conflict in Russia in terms of big geopolitical

concepts, like ‘multi-polar world’, it can also be seen at a much more

basic level – democracy against autocracy. The area of research of my

guest today will help to shed like on how a democracy reacts and evolves

in reaction to a military attack, but also an informational assault

over more than 8 years and becomes more resilient. We will examine how

digital democracy can add to citizen participation, transparency and

social cohesion.

Dmytro Khutkyy is a Scholar and practitioner in digital democracy and

open governance.

He is a Research Fellow in Digital Governance at the University of Tartu

in Estonia, Policy, and Advocacy Advisor at European Digital

Development Alliance in Brussels, as well as Expert at the Institute of

Innovative Governance in Ukraine.

He obtained a PhD in Sociology at the Institute of Sociology of the

National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and taught sociology courses at

the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Subsequently, he has

been involved in several international programs in Austria, Estonia,

Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United

States, studying patterns of democratic participation under the

contemporary global trends.

In Ukraine, participated in grassroots civic activism within the Centre

for Innovations Development, the Reanimation Package of Reforms, and

Transparency International. Also evaluated and advised on reforms of the

Ukraine’s government related to access to information, public

accountability, and civic participation.</p>