Ukraine Country Report: Advancing Digital Transformation Through Open Source
OSOR's latest update to its Ukraine Country Report documents how open source adoption has evolved across the country's public sector over the past five years. The report and accompanying factsheet track a shift toward transparent, resilient digital government.
Open source deployment in Ukraine's public administration has grown organically through concrete digital government initiatives rather than top-down mandates. The momentum reflects broader goals: safeguarding digital sovereignty, building robust infrastructure and delivering better public services.
Key platforms and actors
The Diia platform stands as the flagship example. Citizens access digital documents and government services via its mobile app and web interface. In 2024, Diia's mobile application moved to the open source EUPL-1.2 licence. Liquio, which released its open source version in 2025, powers the Diia portal backend and enables national and local authorities to build their own digital services, registries and datasets. The ProZorro digital public procurement system represents another cornerstone, letting the public track tender information, bids and contract awards.
At the government level, the Ministry of Digital Transformation leads Ukraine's digital agenda and oversees Diia. The Ministry of Economy and Environment contributes through its stewardship of public procurement rules and involvement with ProZorro.
Private and civil society partners shape the ecosystem too. Kitsoft built Liquio; Quintagroup developed the OpenProcurement toolkit that underpins ProZorro. The Ukrainian Open Source Community (OSSUA) fosters developer collaboration and mentoring.
Strategy by project, not by plan
Ukraine's approach reveals how open source adoption in government can take root through individual initiatives rather than a unified national strategy. The country lacks a comprehensive open source policy framework, yet the 2024 legal recognition of open source through the Diia resolution signals a turning point in how Kyiv views the model.
