Ukraine launches state AI on Google Gemini: a new level of partnership
29 September 2025 18:41
Ukraine has become the first country in the world to officially introduce a national AI assistant based on Google Gemini. This is part of the Ministry of Digitalization of Public Services strategy, which has already made “Diya” a symbol of the e-state. About it writes Mincifra, reports "Komersant Ukrainian".
Cooperation with the global technology giant may become decisive in building a new model of interaction between the state and citizens.
What happened
The Ministry of Digital Transformation announced the expansion of cooperation with Google. The company’s artificial intelligence technologies are now being used to create state AI products in Ukraine.
The first result is the launch of Diya.AI based on the Gemini 2.0 Flash model, which runs in a secure Vertex AI environment.
AI assistant capabilities:
- advises on more than 200 government services;
- responds in natural language;
- understands user queries in real time;
- is capable of handling millions of requests.
According to Mincifra, Diya.AI already closes about 85% of citizens’ requests and helps to get advice on more than 150 services.
What the parties say
Mikhail Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and head of Mincifra:
“The launch of Diya.AI on Gemini is a global case study of business and government partnership to develop AI solutions for the government and millions of people. Gemini will also host AI tools at Mriya and Diya.Oswita.”
Annette Kreber-Real, Vice President at Google:
“The launch of Diya.AI based on our Gemini model is a landmark event for the public services industry. The initiative makes services more accessible to millions of Ukrainians and demonstrates how secure AI can be used to benefit society.”
Data security
Mincifra emphasizes: users’ personal data does not fall under the Gemini model. All sensitive information is processed inside the secure perimeter of Diy. This was one of the key terms of cooperation with Google.
International support
The project was developed with the support of several international aid programs – UK DIGIT (funded by UK Dev), as well as Swiss-Ukrainian EGAP, which is implemented by the Eastern Europe Foundation.
Ukraine is actively developing digital services even during the war. From Dii to national AI assistants, the country is testing solutions that can become a model for other states.
In fact, Kyiv positions itself as a laboratory of digital democracy, where the latest technologies are tested on a real scale on millions of citizens.
