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The total number of users made 282,929. They used 820,555 e-services, according to the Information and Calculation center of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technologies of Azerbaijan.

The statistical data is provided beginning from December 2012.

The portal Electronic Government has integrated a new identification system allowing citizens to obtain payment copy of a fixed communication services including voice services, Internet services, fixed telephony, etc.

The Information Computer Center of the Communications and High Technologies Ministry reported that the integration became possible after the improvement of the electronic subsystem of a single e-appeal of the Labor and Social Protection Ministry.

Azerbaijanis will be able to enjoy the opportunities of the Electronic Government portal via their mobile phones in the near future, according to the Information and Computing Center at Communications and High Technologies Ministry reported on September 2.

The new mobile platform will be available to the public in September. As mobile phone penetration in the country stands at 112 percent, the efficiency of the mobile portal of the e-government is beyond question.

Azerbaijani electronic government portal will now be available on the cloud, according to Deputy Minister of Communications and High Technologies Elmir Velizade.

Velizade says Azerbaijan's main efforts are now focused on the use of modern technology so that the ICT sector could contribute to the development of the country in a short period.

President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order on several issues of Mortgage Lending.

The order envisages creating the E-Mortgage system via E-government portal and applying the system beginning from January 1, 2017. The order outlines the procedure of mortgage lending, including easy mortgage lending, at the expense of the Azerbaijan Mortgage Fund.

Currently, the ministry offers 25 e-services.

Also, services provided by the State Committee for Family, Women and Child Affairs are also integrated in the portal. Currently, an online application for international adoption is also available.

On 23 May 2011 Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree "On measures for the application of e-services by state agencies”. Since this decree is of importance both in developing e-government and further strengthening the fight against corruption, News.Az interviewed Fuad Alasgarov, head of the Presidential Administration's department for work with law-enforcement agencies.

The statement came from head of the group of the Real Estate Registration Project in Azerbaijan Malcolm Childress while speaking at the presentation of the e-registration system on Thursday.

According to him, the system "will become a fundamental element in the field of real estate registration, increase capacity and efficiency of public administration."

By Order #1/1-01 Agency’s chairman Inam Karimov approved the new Rules of evaluation of organization and provision of e-services of public organizations. The Rules began operating since 1 February.

New generation electronic ID cards will be introduced in Azerbaijan starting from September 1.

In the new generation ID cards, which are more secure than older ones, the electronic carrier-chip has been inserted, which includes the citizen's residence, family status information, as well as the identity card owner's biometric photo and other personal data.

Digital signatures make possible the authorship and content of the documents exchanged between organizations.

The state bodies were provided with 16,616 e-signatures, 4,528 e-signatures were issued to the legal entities and 6,392 to citizens.

The expanded use of the Internet all around the world has paved the way for the circulation of virtual currencies. The expansion of e-business in the global economy has led to the creation of a specific demand in cryptocurrency.

Vugar Bayramov, the Chairman of the Center for Economic and Social Development, believes that despite the development of e-government services in Azerbaijan, a strong expansion in cyrptocurrency is not expected either in Azerbaijan or the rest of the world.

The expert told local media that there are three reasons behind a low interest in virtual currency.

The 3rd international “PKI Forum Ukraine 2016” ends today in Kiev, Ukraine, which is the information venue for discussion and exchange of best practices in the spheres of PKI, e-ID and trust services between international experts and representatives of government sector, business and public unions.

The audience of the forum consists of the representatives of public authorities, cybersecurity specialists, e-ID and signature developers, mobile network operators and providers of online payment services as well as private investors.

Binagadi Executive Power’s head Khaleddin Iskenderov says that the office building built in 1970 has been reconstructed since May 2012.

The news was announced by the Information Computing Centre (ICC) of the Communications and Information Technologies Ministry of Azerbaijan in an interview with Trend.

As the ICC said, the Foreign Ministry's e-service on reception of documents and applications for the accreditation of foreign journalists is currently integrated into the portal.

Opening the event, Aydin Aliyev, Chairman of the State Customs Committee, stressed the importance of applying information technologies in customs agencies. “This is one of the major factors playing a profound role in forming E-government.”

Garabagh and Eastern Zangazur have turned into a big construction sites. During the past year, foundations of various residential areas, schools, and hospitals were laid in 9 villages, 1 settlement, and 3 city centres in Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan. Those infrastructures and residential complexes will make a significant contribution to the return of people.

Azernews reports that this was said by Vahid Hajiyev, the special representative of the President in Jabrayil, Gubadli, and Zangilan districts, which are included in the Eastern Zangezur economic district, at the meeting of the working group on environmental issues held in Zangilan.

Azerbaijan has made significant progress in the development of its Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector in recent years. The government has implemented a range of policies and initiatives aimed at promoting innovation, expanding access to technology, and driving economic growth.

One of the key factors driving the development of ICT in Azerbaijan is the government's focus on modernizing and diversifying the economy. This has involved a range of measures, including investment in infrastructure, regulatory reform, and the establishment of special economic zones and technology parks.

Azercosmos spokesperson Nigar Madatli says that position on 43.2, 58.5 and 96 degrees east longitude was allotted for placing the first Azerbaijani satellite Azerspace-1, Fineko reports.

Head of the Development of Information Society department of the Ministry Isfandiyar Aliyev told the statement while commenting on reducing prices for large-scale usage of e-signatures by university entrants, Gun.Az reported referring to the Ministry.