As narratives about corruption in Ukraine evolve, the Ministry of Digital Transformation hopes blockchain could solve that problem.
While Ukraine still ranked the second most corrupt country in Europe, after Russia, it is now exploring new ways to battle corruption for fear of losing support from the West.
The head of the virtual assets expert group at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Yulia Parkhomenko, spoke at the panel discussion held by the Center for Strategic & International Studies. She said the ministry sees new possibilities in blockchain technology in making the Ukrainian government more transparent.
She particularly noted that blockchain can “reliably protect” state ledgers from unauthorized access, increase their transparency, and “reduce corruption in state entities that oversee them.”
“Alongside experts, we are exploring international experience of using blockchain on a state level and develop our own strategy to implement web3 technologies in Ukraine.”
Yulia Parkhomenko, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
As Russia continues its offensive against Ukraine, Parkhomenko pointed out the country is already using blockchain technology in “documenting Russian war crimes” with the help of Dokaz.
