IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

The Information Technology Center at the Communications and High Technologies Ministry reports that the figure reached 22,845 as of September 1. Of the total number of issued EDS some 14,490 units were given to government agencies, 2,956 were issued to legal entities and 5,399 to citizens.

Azerbaijan is creating joint ventures with foreign companies as part of its "smart city" and "green energy zone" concepts, Azerbaijan’s Economy Minister Mikayil Jabbarov said at the international forum on carbon pricing in Baku, Trend reports.

He highlighted that Azerbaijan is actively working to develop hydropower potential in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur.

"In order to prevent current and future challenges in the implementation of e-services, a center for electronic signature certification closely integrated with the automated tax information system has been established under the Ministry of Taxes," Minister of Taxes Fazil Mammadov said on Thursday at a conference titled "ASAN-signature as a key to mobile government".

The Information Technology Centre of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Communications and High Technologies has launched a new platform of the "Electronic Government" mobile authentication portal - e-Gov.Identity, the centre told Trend.

The e-Gov.Identity platform, connected with the subscriber’s phone number, is a login and password, or e-signature used for an access to e-gov.az.

The acting chief of the Taxes Ministry Main Department of State Registration of Legal Entities & Economic Analysis, Zaur Fatizadeh, says that within the system online registration this July it was registered more than 1,200 individuals engaged in entrepreneurial activity without establishing a legal entity.

The changes to "Rules on mobile devices registration", ratified by Azerbaijan's Cabinet of Minister, was officially announced on April 14.

Under these changes registration of imported mobile devices with GSM standard will be available through the "E-government" portal now.

Azerbaijan is consistently implementing measures to develop sustainable transport and “smart cities,” making them a key part of the country's climate agenda, COP29 President, Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Climate Issues, Mukhtar Babayev said, Trend reports.

He made the announcement during his speech at the Baku Climate Action Week (BCAW2025).

The statement came from Electronic Information Center of the Communication and Information Technology Ministry.

'The project is being considered by ministries and state agencies of the country. The work as part of the project will start after relevant rules and procedures for issuance of new generation passports are designed. The current identity cards in Azerbaijan indicate eye color, height and blood type while there are more than 30 types of biometric indicators in world practice.

Head of Public Relations Department of State Traffic Policy’s Central Administrative Board of Azerbaijan MIA Kamran Aliyev has reported that the country started providing of state number plates with electronic chips.

"Main target for application of number plates with electronic bearers is provision of information availability about the vehicle and its owner", K. Aliyev said.

Azerbaijani deputy communication minister Elmir Velizadeh informs that today minister Ali Abbasov met with the head of the Austrian delegation.

"This meeting laid the foundation for mutual cooperation between Azerbaijan and Austria in the field of ICT. Our future plans are wide enough and envisage introduction of the most advanced technologies with use of Austria’s rich experience in this area," he stressed.

Communication and Information Technologies Ministry of Azerbaijan reports that electronic tickets online sales system has been automated and integrated in State Information system "E-Government".

This interactive service is provided on paid basis and assumes sales of tickets to Shahdag, Shirvan, Girkan, Goygol, Absheron, Aggol and Altiagaj national parks.

Azintelecom LLC of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies got thoroughly acquainted with the Belarus experience in building the Government Cloud (G-Cloud), the ministry said in a message on May 22.

The ministry said that prospects for cooperation with Belarus on the G-Cloud project were discussed in Minsk within the framework of TIBO 2018 EXPO, held May 14-18.

In the Netherlands, the State Commission delegation familiarized itself with the process of functioning of the state register, the principles of e-recruitment in the civil service, open government information, software, legal framework in the field of e-government, construction and management of the "e-government" portal.

Taxes Minister Fazil Mammadov has claimed that for the transition from e-government to the principle of Mobile Government the Ministry created a center for certification of mobile e-signature.

Tax Minister Advisor for Relations with International Organizations and Organizational Matters Asaf Assad says that the new strategy will be developed within the framework of governance system by the Ministry.

Speaking at the first scientific-practical conference "Problems of construction of e-government" in Baku, he said the number of requests for services provided on the portal of "electronic government" has reaches six million.

The work is underway in accordance with an action plan for 2013, which was announced as ICT year.

Within the work it is also planned to prepare three standards on biometric technologies, four - on digital television, two - in the sphere of development of program products as well as two standards in the sphere of terminology.

"Baku will host a large conference on electronic services in the field of customs in May," he said. "Views will be exchanged."

This consultant will ensure the achievement of the objectives as part of the new state program for the development of the information society.

The restoration and development of the newly liberated territories is the top priority for the government of Azerbaijan. It implies wide participation of private and state-owned companies, as well as foreign investors in the process. Currently, Azerbaijan is developing a concept of restoration and reconstruction of its liberated territories, which includes attracting foreign investors to the development of these territories.

On January 19, the institute of the special representative in the liberated territories was set up. In an online meeting, President Ilham Aliyev named his first special representative for the newly liberated historical city of Shusha. “The first appointment is to Shusha District and this is absolutely natural. Susa has a special place in the hearts of the Azerbaijani people. Shusha is the crown of Karabakh,” the president told his representative for Shusha, Aydin Karimov, who was earlier dispatched to the city to inspect and analyse the situation on the scene.