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MEMORANDUM ON COOPERATION in the sphere of digitalisation between The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine (hereinafier referred to as “MinDigital”), the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (hereinafter referred to as “FCDO”) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication of the Republic of Estonia (hereinafter referred to as “MEAC”), (together “the Participants” and singly “the Participant”), WHEREAS the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to destroying Ukraine’s digital infrastructure, WHEREAS Ukraine has the ambition to be the most convenient digital nation, WHEREAS the Participants also have ambitions to improve the e-governance oftheir own States and share their own experience and expertise with each other, WHEREAS the Participants have established that their respective expertise can be used to address current and future challenges, NOW, THEREFORE, the Participants have concluded this Memorandum on Cooperation (hereinafter referred to as “Memorandum”) on the following: Paragraph 1. Purpose The purpose of this Memorandum is to consolidate the efforts of the Participants aimed at developing cooperation in the sphere ofdigitalisation, in particular artificial intelligence, open data, digital public services and digital innovations, as well as other spheres as jointly decided by the Participants within the limits oftheir powers supporting the achievement of the purpose of this Memorandum. The Participants agree to coordinate their actions to achieve the purpose defined by this Memorandum. This Memorandum does not create any financial or legal obligations in accordance with the law of the States of the Participants and international law but records intentions for future cooperation. Paragraph II. Procedure of cooperation Under this Memorandum the Participants will: -contribute to the impiementation of the Memorandum within the limits oftheir powers and in accordance with the law of the States of the Participants; -coordinate activities under the Memorandum, inform the other Participants about the measures taken and/or planned to be taken under this Memorandum; - take appropriate measures to ensure the effectiveness of cooperation in order to implement the purpose ofthis Memorandum. The Participants inform each other about individual steps within the framework of cooperation by sending relevant proposais to e-mail addresses. Each Participant appoints a person responsible for implementing cooperation between the Participants, and informs the other Participant about it by e-mail. The Participants hold consultations to discuss activities aimed at improving the quality of cooperation or regarding further cooperation plans. Paragraph III. Cooperation coordinators To achieve the purpose of this Memorandum, the Participants will appoint persons of contact (PoC) to facilitate, monitor and review the impiementation of this Memorandum: 1. from FCDO the Ukraine Early Recovery and Reconstruction Department and the Director, — Eastem Europe and Central Asia Department; Contact information: sarah.lampertfcdo.gov.uk; ros.ealesfcdo.gov.uk. 2. from MEAC — Giobal Affairs Director of the Digital Development Department Contact information: [email protected] 3. from the MinDigital Valeriia lonan, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation ofUkraine — for European Integration. Contact information: ionanthedigita1.gov.ua. The Participants within the framework of this Memorandum may invite other institutions, including from the private sector and non-governmental sectors, or other leveis of government, to participate in the work to achieve the purpose ofthis Memorandum. Paragraph IV. Anti-corruption Warnings The Participants, their affihiates, employees and other persons involved in the impiementation ofthis Memorandum will: 1. acknowledge the importance of and give due regard to anti-corruption legislation in force applicable to the Participants, including, but not limited to, the requirements of the legislation aimed at combating corruption, fighting against money laundering, and also comply with the principles of transparency and openness; 2. not pay, offer to pay or allow payments of any money or transfers of values, offer of hospitality, directly or indirectly, to any persons, to influence the actions or decisions of these persons with the aim of obtaining any unlawful benefits, or advantages or/for the purpose of achieving other illegal goals.  Paragraph V. Termination of the Memorandum Any Participant may terminate this Memorandum at any time by providing the other Participants with thirty (30) days written notice. The Participants may at any time jointiy agree to terminate the Memorandum in writing. Paragraph VI. Term ofvalidity of the Memorandum This Memorandum comes into effect from the date of its signing by the Participants and is valid until 31 March 2025, or earlier if terminated in accordance with Paragraph V of this Memorandum. This Memorandum is concluded on ‘/3 12 2023, in three copies for each of the Participants, each in Ukrainian and English, ali texts being authentic. In case ofdifferences in interpretation, the English text will prevail. For the Ministry of Digital For the Foreign, For the Ministry of Transformation of Commonwealth, and Economic Affairs and Ukraine: Developm ent Office of the Communications of United Kingdom of Great Republic of Estonia: Britain and Northern Ireland: Vice Prime Minister of Minister of State Minister of Ukraine for Innovations, responsible for Technology Economic Affairs and Development of Education, Information Technology Science and Technologies, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine The Rt Hon Mykhailo FEDOROV Anne-Marie TREVELYAN Tiit RIISALO