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.
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The Mobile Certificate Center launched its activity on February 1. The Center has already started to issue mobile authentication certificates for use in mobile devices and tablet computers.
Thus, first applications for obtaining certificates were already received. Within the framework of a pilot project, citizens can apply to the central registration points to obtain certificates. Currently, technical and organizational work is being carried out in other registration points and after the completion of this work citizens may be able to use services at these points.
Read more: Azerbaijan starts issuance of mobile e-signatures
According to statistics, the CIC National Certification Center issued 265 EDS certificates to businesses and individuals in January.
176 out of 419 state e-services are available at portal E-Government.
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Under the relevant order, the Cabinet Ministers is in charge to draft for two months the State Program of expansion of e-services of state bodies and e-government development for 2013-15, as well as proposals for regulation of creation of state e-systems and resources. For the same period the President should receive the requirements for web-resources, systems and services connected to e-gov.az.
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"As a result of introducing the e-signature, paperwork has significantly reduced," Babayev said.
As head of SCC Aydin Aliyev told Trend earlier, an electronic payment system in the customs service of Azerbaijan will be developed and used in 2013.
Read more: Use of e-signature launched for Azerbaijani customs operations
