Implementation status of plan of action of the Export strategy of Ukraine

Strengthen the existing innovation support system by involving public bodies, business representatives and research institutions, ensuring state support and creating conditions for investments in innovations through the preparation and implementation of the Innovation Development Strategy in the Real Economy Sector for the period until 2025 and the High-Tech Industries Development Strategy for the period until 2025

Determine incentives and support mechanisms to attract investments for innovations: analysis of the key obstacles affecting activities and protection of investors; identification of possible remedies and incentives; introduction of regulatory acts and promotion of their implementation

Analyze and assess capacities for stimulating and encouraging innovative companies, develop a set of measures for providing state support to companies engaged in innovation activities

Develop mechanisms to improve the effectiveness and transparency of procedures related to the use of trade protection tools by Ukraine; ensure the participation of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade in trade protection investigations against Ukrainian goods on the foreign markets

Ensure the publication of trade information according to the Trade Facilitation Agreement

Improve the effectiveness and operation of joint intergovernmental bodies (commissions, working groups, sub-committees) with the participation of Ukraine and its partner countries aiming at protecting national interests, business interests, and markets in focus:

- ensure access to the information on their activities through: mutual exchange of information among joint intergovernmental bodies (between Ukraine and its partner countries) in respect of amendments to the legislation in part of procedural and other import requirements aiming at publishing this information;

- preparation of countries’ overviews including problems that Ukrainian companies are facing on their markets and integration of this information into the information and analytical decision-making support system based on IT technologies for international trade

Develop e-commerce infrastructure to facilitate export of retail goods through Internet by harmonizing Ukrainian e-commerce regulations with EU regulations, including the adjustment of standards for electronic identification and trust services to EU standards; create conditions for the development of a system for the online settlement of trade disputes and procedures for the online identification of reliable retail web platforms

Implement the electronic "one-stop-shop" procedures for all customs clearance formalities

Analyze the economic data of countries whose markets have a higher potential

Implement the project for the “one-stop-shop” set up dedicated to issues of customs clearance

Finalize the procedure of joining the Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin, including: information campaign among companies concerning trade cooperation opportunities with the member states of the Convention; negotiations on amending existing preferential trade agreements with the member states of the Convention

Create and launch working groups in the International Trade Council at the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine

Create the official network of trade support institutions to coordinate efforts aimed at fostering international trade

Establish and develop direct business contacts between exporters and foreign partners with the participation of business associations

Promote investments through non-banking credit institutions and develop an institutional structure for a venture fund to attract investments into innovations

Prepare a set of measures to encourage the creation of private providers of trade support services, including training and consultations involving sector and business associations. The goal of this activity is to fill in existing gaps

Strengthen economic functions of the Ukrainian foreign diplomatic missions

Boost the activities of trade missions in countries being Ukraine’s strategic trade partners

Conduct information and educational campaign in higher education institutions aimed at raising the interest of youth to entrepreneurship and international trade, as well as developing leadership and project management skills

Improve the competencies of small and medium-sized companies led by women and youth

Develop and implement a set of measures aimed at improving management skills to manage business processes, including business activities and financial management, operational management, quality management, information systems, international marketing, as well as export strategies

Improve vocational education system for employees, in particular, those aimed at involving them into priority sectors of the economy