Dmytro Khutkyi at the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025
From July 10–11, 2025, Rome hosted the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025
From July 10–11, 2025, Rome hosted the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 — a key international platform for discussing Ukraine’s recovery strategy, engaging partners, mobilizing financing, and shaping a long-term vision for sustainable development. Dmytro Khutkyi, a researcher with the BRIDGE project, participated in the conference and the side event “Joining Forces: Government, Civil Society, and Business for Resilient Public Policy in Ukraine’s Recovery.”
In bilateral meetings with colleagues, Dmytro emphasized the importance of cooperation between government, civil society, and business in the post-war recovery process. According to him, six years of consistent work by the Ukrainian government have laid the groundwork for building professional expertise; however, its effective application requires the engagement of civil society actors and businesses both as partners and as independent watchdogs. He also stressed that Ukraine is already among Europe’s leaders in the field of open data, and that the Kyiv School of Economics is actively involving students in analyzing these data to inform high-quality public policy. This fall, our upcoming hackathon will focus on using urban data to inform governance and decision-making.
BRIDGE was presented as an initiative that integrates analytics, digital tools, and active citizen participation in recovery processes. Conference participants expressed interest in exploring ways to ensure transparency in public procurement, use digital participation platforms for local decision-making, and involve residents in monitoring the reconstruction process.
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