Kyiv, 15 November 2024 – When young Ukrainians receive their first state identity document at the age of 14, their interaction with the state reaches a new level, and they gain more opportunities, rights and responsibilities. In order to help teenagers understand how the Diia e-governance portal works now that it is available to them, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Ukraine, together with the education portal Diia.Osvita, has presented a new educational series. 

It contains four short series about: 

• the opportunities and advantages of Diia — from storing documents in one application to sharing them; 
• a step-by-step plan on how to obtain your first ID card and taxpayer code: where, what documents you need, and how much time it will take; 
• instructions on how to register in Diia in a few clicks; 
• a review of Diia e-services for teenagers. For example, digital documents, participation in surveys, the use of the Diia.Signature electronic signature, and registration for training at a driving school. 

Valeriia Ionan, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation for European Integration says that with the receipt of an ID card at the age of 14, citizens of Ukraine become more independent in their interaction with the state. 

“We at the Ministry of Digital Transformation are working to make public services humane and convenient. More than 21 million Ukrainians use Diia's electronic services every day,” Ionan says. “So, in order to help teenagers understand the possibilities of the digital state, together with UNDP we created an educational series available to watch on the Diia.Education platform.” 

Jaco Cilliers, UNDP Resident Representative in Ukraine, hailing the introduction of the new series, emphasized that resilient and sustainable recovery in Ukraine is unattainable without the active participation of young people.  

“UNDP, in cooperation with partners, consistently supports the government in advancing both the digitalisation of public services and youth policy in the country,” Cilliers said. “We aim to create new digital tools that are accessible to all segments of the population, including Ukrainian young people. This online course will help young people understand the benefits of using electronic services, as well as the digital products available to them through Diia, enabling them to actively participate in democratic processes and shape the development of their country.” 

The educational series is available to view on the Diia.Osvita platform at the link https://osvita.diia.gov.ua/courses/diia-for-teenagers  

The educational series was created under the DIA Support Project, which UNDP in Ukraine implements with funding from Sweden for the Diia.Education platform. 

Media inquiries 

Yuliia Samus, UNDP Ukraine Communications Team Leader, yuliia.samus@undp.org