ISET-PI researchers Irakli Shalikashvili and Salome Deisadze attended the Data for Sustainable Growth in Kyiv between November 17-18. The conference was organized by KSE (Kyiv School of Economics), and was jointly sponsored by UKaid, USAID, the British Embassy in Kyiv, the Embassy of United States, and the Global Development Network.
Ukraine’s revolution transformed the executive and legislative branches of the government in 2014. Since then, the government of Ukraine has prioritized increasing public sector transparency and accountability through eGovernance reforms, including eProcurement, Open Data, and eServices.
The employment rate for ISET graduates stands at 100%, and while the institute is proud of all of its alumni, some are able to go above and beyond conventional success and achieve the extraordinary.
Alexander Vacharadze of the Class of 2013 would certainly be considered by most to have followed a more unconventional – but no less successful – career path than most of his fellow graduates. After graduating from ISET, Alexander served briefly in the military and then worked for the government before leaving his job and starting his own business.