Transforming Ukraine from Grainbasket to Brainbasket: The Role of the Diaspora
Transforming Ukraine from Grainbasket to Brainbasket: The Role of the Diaspora

Summary/Abstract: The article identifies the role of diaspora in the development of Ukraine’s tech sector. It presents a review of the literature on diaspora in order to deepen understanding of the term and how diaspora differs from migration. It looks at other countries in which diaspora communities played a key role in economic development and applies these findings to legitimise, the analysis of Ukraine. To learn more about the undertakings of those in the diaspora as well as their motives as they apply to Ukraine’s tech sector, empirical studies were conducted in the form of in-depth interviews. The results show that the diaspora contributes in numerous dimensions of Ukraine’s economic development, including the tech sector. The main motive of activities distinguishing diaspora from non-Ukrainian entrepreneurs is the sense of responsibility those who have gone forth feel for Ukraine’s well-being.

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