SCEEUS Guest Commentary No. 9, 2024
Anastasiya Luzgina
Executive Summary
The Belarusian Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector experienced significant growth until 2022 but since then a number of political and economic factors have resulted in shortages and a subsequent crisis in the industry. The immediate prospects for the ICT industry in Belarus are not optimistic. The reluctance of many European and US partners to work with the ICT companies of a co-aggressor country, as well as the negative impact of sanctions have shrunk the Belarus ICT sector and reoriented it towards working with Russia. There are measures the European Union could take to facilitate Belarusian ICT companies in Europe and counter Russia’s influence in this sector.