In July 2023, I was nominated and was one of the three finalists for the Techisland Awards in the category of Cyprus IT Ambassador.
The award ceremony was attended by the President of Cyprus and his First Lady, honourable ministers, members of the Parliament of the Republic, party leaders and respected leaders of the technology industry.

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Over the past six years, I have organized more 346 weekly offline events called Cyprus_iT Networking, which attracted 31'900 visits from 7'455 unique guests representing 2'820 companies. 

These meetings have contributed to the development of the business community in Cyprus, enhancing communication and cooperation between companies.

 

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In addition, I created the online part of Cyprus_iT – resources that provide valuable information for expatriates living in or planning to move to Cyprus, including data on working in IT, legal support, medical information, etc. The network of Telegram chats and channels under my administration has more than 119'000 participants and subscribers. Here are the most important of them: 

▪️Cyprus_iT Channel – the main information resource of the community – 14'000 subscribers
▪️Cyprus_iT Chat – the main and oldest chat of the community – 16'200 members
▪️CY IT HR – a chat for job searching in IT in Cyprus, one of the largest such resources in the EU – 22'900 members
▪️CY IT HR Vacancy – a channel with vacancies in Cypriot IT companies – 13'100 subscribers and 8'800 vacancies
▪️CY LAW – a visa-legal-relocation chat – 20'700 members
▪️CY Medic – a medical chat – 9'500 members
▪️and others resources, with about 22'200 participants.

 

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, I created and actively maintained the CY COVID-19 resources, providing timely updates and support to the community.
▪️Telegram channel – CY COVID-19 News – where I made over 6'000 posts - statistics, measures and their explanations, important data on tests/vaccines, arrival rules, documents, etc. During the pandemic, there were more than 12'000 subscribers. The channel had a web mirror – the site covid.cy
▪️I updated the online testing point map every day – covidmap.cy
▪️I hosted over 50 radio broadcasts "CY-COVID News on Russian Radio”.
▪️I answered questions in the CY COVID-19 chat more than 24'000 times 

These initiatives helped ensure the safety and well-being of the community during a global crisis.

 

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I've also contributed to the development of the startup community in Cyprus through the CY Venture project, creating a connection between investors and projects.
▪️Website venture.cy
▪️Telegram channel cyventure.t.me 

Over 170 projects have been published, receiving more than 360 inquiries from potential investors, resulting in 120 introductions.
Ultimately, more than 10 projects received funding and beneficial contacts.

 

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I am a partner and advisor of the non-profit IT association of Cyprus – TechIsland. This association brings together many IT companies based in Cyprus, both local and international.
TechIsland actively supports the development of Cyprus as a technology hub and actively interacts with the government of Cyprus to achieve this.

 

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And I am also a partner of the venture club ICLUB Cyprus, which was launched in Cyprus by Ukrainian businesswoman Victoria Tigipko and her fund TA Ventures.
 

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My interviews and articles about Cyprus and the IT community have been published in various media outlets:
▪️Der Spiegel
▪️The Washington Post
▪️RFI
▪️El País
▪️Forbes
▪️RB.RU
▪️Secret of the Firm
▪️VC.RU
▪️StartupJedi
▪️App2Top
▪️Medium
▪️Dev.by 

My articles and interviews about Cyprus and the IT community have been published in leading international and regional media, spreading information about the opportunities and advantages of Cyprus for the technology industry.

 

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All this and much more helped several hundred people and dozens of companies to move to Cyprus.
Hundreds of people found jobs in Cyprus.
Companies found the right employees.
Startups received funding.
Businesses found partners and clients.
Company employees and their families facilitated their socialization after moving to the island.
Tens of thousands of people learned a lot of new and interesting things about Cyprus.

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My contact details
web - oleg.cy
linkedin - linkedin.com/in/olegcyprus

telegram - t.me/olegcyprus

instagramm - instagram.com/olegcyprus

facebook - facebook.com/lolol20
email - web@oleg.cy

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