At the ministry, Olha Berezhna will be responsible for the development of digital education and the competencies of Ukrainians.
Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation Oksana Ferchuk announced the personnel appointment on her LinkedIn page. She emphasized that the further technological growth of the state directly depends on people who are capable of creating digital products and implementing innovations in business and the public sector.
In her new position, Olha Berezhna will coordinate the creation of educational programs jointly with technology partners. The main goal of her direction is to determine which digital skills will be most in demand in the Ukrainian economy in the coming years, and to help people transition into digital professions. Special attention is promised to be given to inclusivity, embedding the principles of accessibility into educational products from the very beginning.
Berezhna herself has already confirmed her move to the public sector, commenting succinctly on the appointment on social media: "I have the honor of joining Oksana Ferchuk's team at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine."
The new deputy minister has over 20 years of experience in human capital management, of which more than 15 years fall within the IT and telecommunications sectors. Her portfolio includes launching technology companies from scratch, as well as carrying out digital transformation in businesses with up to 10,000 employees both in Ukraine and abroad. Throughout her career, Berezhna has led HR functions at a number of large companies, including the telecom giants Vodafone and Veon, as well as Metinvest, SUN InBev Ukraine, TERRA FOOD, and Telesystems of Ukraine.