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Minister: Microsoft to provide free cloud services to Ukrainian government for another year

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Minister: Microsoft to provide free cloud services to Ukrainian government for another year
Microsoft on a smartphone. (Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Microsoft will continue to offer cloud service free of charge to Ukrainian government institutions for another year, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Nov. 29.

The free storage will extend to all Ukrainian government entities, including the military, schools, universities, and hospitals.

So far, Microsoft has provided Ukraine with $540 million in free services, technical support, equipment, and grants, Fedorov said.

Beyond the financial component, which saves much-needed funds from the state budget for more critical needs, Microsoft's support has also contributed to the continuing digitization of Ukraine's government.

Cloud storage for key government information has also prevented it from being destroyed or lost in Russian attacks.

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Nate Ostiller is a former News Editor at the Kyiv Independent. He works on special projects as a researcher and writer for The Red Line Podcast, covering Eastern Europe and Eurasia, and focused primarily on digital misinformation, memory politics, and ethnic conflict. Nate has a Master’s degree in Russian and Eurasian Studies from the University of Glasgow, and spent two years studying abroad at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Ukraine. Originally from the USA, he is currently based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

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