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Informed sources say that the system is provided in order to improve access to state e-services and promotion of the use of digital signature in the country.

"This system will enable to use electronic digital signatures of the subscribers of mobile operators that will expand much the range of access to state e-services and the use of digital signature," the source emphasized.

Internet technologies are developing with great speed in the world and this is also observed in today’s Azerbaijan. The number of websites, both of business and non-profit purposes, is increasing in the country.

As many as 28,986 Internet resources are registered in the national domain zone “.az”, the WHOIS resource informs. By the end of 2017, the growth in the number of registered Internet resources in the “.az” domain zone amounted to 18 percent.

Thus, a new section called "Non-resident" has been added to e-government portal (www.e-gov.az). Initially, three government agencies the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, State Committee for Work with Diaspora, as well as State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs have placed their electronic services in "Non-resident section", the ministry said.

The dependence of Azerbaijani e-signature [SIMA] on cloud technologies increases its resilience to cyberattacks, Azerbaijan’s Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rovshan Rustamov told Russian media, Trend reports.

According to Rustamov, since the non-personalized signing key doesn’t contain any information, there is no way for criminals to gain access to personal information during cyberattacks.

As the ICC said, currently the Foreign Ministry's e-service on reception of documents and applications for accreditation of foreign media journalists is integrated into the portal. The service is designed for international media representatives who will be able to pre-submit documents required for accreditation at the Foreign Ministry. The service is provided free of charge.

He said to ensure transparency in the society and freedom of media is one of the top priorities of the state.

According to the Information Policy Department of Kyrgyz Government, representatives of presidential apparatus, parliament, government, donor community, banks and other institutions and companies were invited to participate at the conference.

The Ministry informs that installation of electronic kiosks for test operation was commenced in June in several agencies.

Four months have passed since the signing of the ceasefire agreement that ended the Second Karabakh War, on November 9, 2020. Armenia is now embroiled in a political crisis because of the fallout from its decisive defeat in that conflict, while the status of Karabakh remains a topic of political dispute between the hitherto warring parties. Even so, Azerbaijan has already started making plans for the future of its partially regained western region. On March 9, the Azerbaijani government reportedly decided on locations for constructing solar and wind power plants in six districts of Karabakh (Report.az, March 9). This is not the first time Baku has taken practical steps regarding its renewable energy plans for the area. Indeed, on February 15, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev inaugurated the first mini-hydropower plant in the Lachin district village of Gulebird (Aztv.az, February 15).

Mr. Mammadov said the total number of electronic services to be provided by these agencies is 300 units.

At present, eight agencies are connected to the e-government portal, which is scheduled to be commissioned by late 2011. This will be a key tool supporting public and private sector work with citizens and enterprises.

The meeting discussed an action plan for 2011-2012, within which it is planned to create a special section on e-services on official online resources.

By late this year, it is also planned to complete the necessary measures to ensure personal data and operations technical security carried out through these electronic services, as well as payment of fees in real time.

They include the possibility of citizens' appeal for laying new telephone lines and activating the services rendered based on the public telephone network, Internet services connection, telecommunications equipment certification (information services) and mail tracking.

"Document circulation in the Ministry is electronized and corporate electronic signature is used. A modern communications infrastructure is created, advanced software is installed, all the necessary licenses for the system and server programs are acquired," Veliyev said.

The Ministry reports that in accordance with the approved action plan the Taxes Ministry will create a special section of e-services at its website to ensure free access to the list of documents required for services (a reference, forms, etc.) and the possibility of their electronic placement.

"We have such challenges as the formation of an effective economy focused on the innovation, as well as the implementation of effective tax policy in connection with Azerbaijan's transition to the new stage of development," he said.

The Cabinet of Ministers was instructed to determine the rules and types of e-services on specific spheres to be provided by the central executive authorities within two months.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva have attended the inauguration of the administrative building of E-Government Development Center under the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The president cut the ribbon symbolizing the opening of the administrative building.

At today’s Baku public hearing on the draft program, organized by the State Agency for Citizen Service & Social Innovations and the Ministry of Communications & IT, the public has questioned the feasibility of the program due to the lack of clarity with the sources of funding for its implementation.

The decision was taken on the results of a meeting of Coordination Group on the implementation of Electronic Azerbaijan state program and an action plan on Electronic Government, held yesterday at the Ministry with the participation of authorized representatives of the Cabinet of Ministers and other government agencies.

Among them are getting information about the State Committee for form number, on a plot of land on the number of the inventory, preparation of maps of municipalities, work on geodesy, gravimetry, photogrammetry, fortography, engineering, surveying, and authorization to data from the land registry.