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On May 22, 2023, crowds of people, chattering in English and Ukrainian, flocked to the historic Warner Theater in Washington DC for “Diia in DC,” a sort of roadshow to advertise the Diia e-government app that Ukraine’s Ministry for Digital Transformation developed with support from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Kingdom’s Agency for International Development (UKAID), and the Eurasia Foundation.

Entering the Warner Theater, Washington, DC, May 23, 2023 (Photo by Team Natto)

Inside, the atmosphere resembled a rock concert, with Ukrainian music blasting from the slickly lit stage as the audience filed in.