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Ukraine is entering a new level of cooperation with NATO in the field of innovation. During a meeting in Brussels the Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation Development of Education Science and Technology - Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov and Deputy Secretary General of NATO for New Security Challenges David van Wiel launched the High-Level Innovation Dialogue between Ukraine and NATO and also discussed further cooperation in the field of technologies and defense innovations.During the full-scale war the world discovered Ukraine as a technological and innovative state. And now our country remains an ideal platform for testing and developing the best defense-tech solutions. That is why NATO is interested in cooperation with Ukraine and is already considering opportunities to support Ukrainian military products. In particular the development of defense tech cluster Brave1.Along with Ukrainian bravery we celebrate the creativity dexterity and innovation embodied by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. NATO supports Ukraine in particular in its innovative efforts. As wartime hobbyists startups and non-governmental organizations help defeat the Russian aggressor today so we see a path to a powerful Ukrainian innovation ecosystem in the countrys economic development tomorrow said David Van Wiel NATO Assistant Secretary General for New Security Challenges.Right now the Ministry of Digital Affairs and NATO will begin work in two directions NATOs expert support for Ukrainian dual-use solutions and finding ways to finance Ukrainian innovations that will benefit Ukraine and the Alliance. Also in 2022 the Alliance launched the NATO Innovation Fund for the development of technologies. The fund plans to invest 1 billion euros in startups that develop dual-use technologies that are a priority for NATO. He starts active work already this year.Ukraine already has joint developments with NATO. The Delta situational awareness system which displays the battlefield in real time was created at the Center for Innovation and Development of Defense Technologies of the Ministry of Defense according to NATO standards.This is the biggest war since the Second World War and at the same time the most technological war in the history of mankind. Innovations play a special role in confronting the enemy which is many times superior in terms of the number of weapons and personnel. The launch of the Innovation Dialogue between Ukraine and NATO is an important step that will bring the interaction between our country and the Alliance to a new level. We are also ready to share our experience with our allies. After all we have been using innovations in the conditions of real combat for more than a year said Mykhailo Fedorov.During the meeting Mykhailo Fedorov and David van Wiel summarized the achievements within the framework of the NATO Science for Peace and Security SPS Program. 3 of 2014 Ukraine is the most active participant in this Alliance program Ukrainian scientists currently lead more than 20 initiatives within SPS.We are waiting for the consolidation of agreements in the direction of innovation based on the results of the NATO summit in Vilnius which will be held in July at the level of heads of state and government of the Alliance.
