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9.1.7 TMT sector news
Russia threatens Wikipedia for hosting information about Ukraine invasion. Russian state communications regulator Roskomnadzor said that links to Wikipedia about Russia's war in Ukraine would be accompanied by a disclaimer telling users that the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia's parent company, had violated Russian law. The foundation is fighting a Russian court decision demanding it remove information about its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine is technically ready for mutual recognition of digital signatures with the EU. The Ukrainian electronic signature recently successfully passed testing at the eSignature Validation Plugtests 2022, announced by the Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov. "Mutual recognition of electronic signatures is an important part of the digital European integration plan. Therefore, our digital signatures should be accepted in any EU country," he wrote. According to him, this creates many advantages for businesses and all Ukrainians. For example, it will be possible to receive services in the EU, for entrepreneurs to enter online contracts with foreign partners, open international accounts, etc. Fedorov added that the testing was conducted by the technical committee of the European Institute of Telecommunication Standards, ETSI, which is used in the EU countries in electronic trust services.
Ukraine’s postal service halts work in Russian-occupied territories. Igor Smelyansky, head of state-owned Ukrposhta, said that the country's postal service works only in the regions controlled by Ukraine. The state-owned company was able to operate in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts “under the pressure," pay pensions and transfer people money. However, starting Aug. 1, the company will not continue its work in occupied territories due to high risks and the threat of robbery.
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