KYIV, March 11 - The income of the IT industry in Ukraine thanks to the special legal regime Diia City could grow to $16.5 billion by 2025, the number of jobs in this industry is planned to be increased to 450,000, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov said during the Ukraine 30 forum.

"Today I've opened the Ukraine 30 forum and talked about the digitalization of the creative industry, as well as about Diia City. For the growth of the IT industry, we are creating a special legal regime named Diia City. Thanks to it, the income of the IT industry in Ukraine in 3-5 years could significantly increase from $ 6 billion to $ 16.5 billion. And the growth in the number of jobs after the launch of Diia City from 200,000 now to 450,000 in 2025," he wrote on his Facebook page, emphasizing that this is a unique ecosystem with the best conditions for doing IT business in the world.