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The e-Government portal will be a key instrument for supporting work with citizens, and public and private sectors.

The work on creating the portal is being implemented jointly with the Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry.

The project is a key scheme for establishment of infrastructure and framework for information society and e-government. The system will provide high-speed data transmission between Baku and provinces.

The Ministry of Communications & IT of Azerbaijan reports that at present the Center for Certification Services is working to ensure safe access to portal E-Government from smartphones and other mobile devices. In the 1st quarter of 2013 the citizens will be able to use mobile authentication and the use of services available on the portal.

Agency’s director Iskander Chadirli says that they would like to introduce system of electronic state procurement already in 2010 but this project is a component of e-Government Program in Azerbaijan.

Within the EDS project, an e-government certification centre is established which is responsible for providing digital signatures to governmental agencies. There is also a centre for service of commercial structures.

Communications & IT minister Ali Abbasov has stated that the EDS system will soon be introduced officially and issue of EDS will start.

Azerbaijan has risen by 12 points in the E-Government Survey 2016 compiled by the UN, which is traditionally published every two years.

The country went up from 68th place to 56.

Azerbaijan is joining the list of governments adopting distributed ledger technology to promote efficiencies.

Osman Gunduz, Chair of the Azerbaijani Internet Forum (AMF), announced the country will start using blockchain on the information systems and registries of the Ministry of Justice.

Azerbaijan Government Eyes Blockchain Application on Notaries, Courts, Penitentiaries, NGOs, Registries

Azerbaijan is working to align its ICT infrastructure in accordance with European standards, Ramin Guluzade, Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the country said at a meeting dedicated to the role of multi-gigabit GEANT network in the integration of Azerbaijani science and education in Europe.

Guluzade noted that, within the framework of the Eastern Partnership program, a number of research institutes and universities of Azerbaijan have joined the European Science Education Research Association (ESERA).

An Austrian delegation led by Andreas Reinhard, Deputy Federal Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology has today visited the Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and Information Technologies (MCIT).

During the meeting, Azerbaijani Deputy Minister Elmir Valizade praised the relations between the two countries in the ICT sector, AzerTAc reports.

The sides will also discuss establishing an ICT bilateral cooperation working group, Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry Scientific Capacity and Strategic Planning Department Director Isfandiyar Aliyev told Trend. The group's first meeting will be held in early 2011.

Azerbaijan has presented a list of its proposed working group members to Belarus. Belarus is expected to present a similar list to the Azerbaijani side.

Azerbaijan has discussed the application of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions with China’s “Huawei Enterprise Business Group,” Azernews reports, citing the Minister of Digital Development and Transport.

During a meeting with Hao Zhichen, President of Huawei Enterprise Business Group for the Middle East and Central Asia, the sides discussed Azerbaijan’s national AI strategy, the establishment of infrastructure for AI deployment, and the introduction of Huawei’s international solutions in this field.

"The development of information technology and satellite launch creates great opportunities for cooperation with other countries, including with Estonia. A good example of this cooperation is the creation of the most important link of "electronic government" - its electronic portal by the Estonian company Subernet together with local companies," Mammadov said.

Azerbaijan and the European Union have reached an agreement on the joint implementation of digital transformation and human capital development projects in Azerbaijan, Trend reports with reference to the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan.

According to the information, the agreement was reached at a meeting of Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rashad Nabiyev with representatives of the Directorate-General for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations during their visit to Baku.

Addressing the meeting, Mammadov spoke about the work carried out in the ICT sector in Azerbaijan and activities that will be undertaken this year, namely the implementation of the broadband internet project and expansion of fiber-optic infrastructure in remote areas.

A plan to seal a digital cooperation framework between Azerbaijan and Senegal is in the offing as both countries look forward to sharing insights on how to better implement their digital transformation strategies.

During the recent World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25) in the Azerbaijani capital Baku, Senegal’s Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Alioune Sall, had discussions with the head of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IAAD) of Azerbaijan, Farid Osmanov.

He said issues will be considered during the two-day joint workshop on ICT, which started today. The Korean side's delegation includes representatives from 22 enterprises and companies.

Azerbaijan and Turkey will hold a joint digital transformation forum at the end of 2022, Trend reports on Jan. 15 via the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan.

According to the ministry, the forum is aimed at involving the private sector in projects in the field of digital transformation, expanding cooperation in the B2B (business-to-business) and B2G (business-to-state) formats.

Within its framework international experts have remarked upon for uniting programs on e-government and m-government.

Ibrahim Kushchu, founder-director and associate professor of the International Consortium of Mobile Government, says that m-government is an analog of e-government in a more unique option.

Azerbaijan’s Minister for Communications and Information Technologies Ali Abbasov and Latvian’s Minister for Special Assignments for Electronic Government Affairs Ina Gudele had discussions over cooperation in establishment of E-Government in Azerbaijan and joint ICT projects.