Communications minister Ali Abbasov informed that e-government project negotiations with WBG have been conducted.
“The Bank has already given its preliminary consent on project realization,” the minister said.
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According to him, improvements should be implemented with regards to legislative acts on electronic signature, electronic document turnover, as well as the Law on Telecommunications which should specify regular activities in this sphere. In addition, modernization of ways of issuing licenses for radio frequencies to render various telecommunication services also plays a significant role.
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He added that some spheres of this sector needs assistance for growth.
“30% of telephone exchanges still remain analog. We need digital and Internet television system. We can also cooperate with Israeli companies in this field,” he noted.
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Azerbaijan:International crimes make necessary transition to new technology to identify perpetrators
- Which new technology is expected to be introduced in Azerbaijan in the nearest future?
- By 2010 transition of every country to next generation documents from traditional papers is slated to be complete. These documents have to be prepared so as to not allow counterfeiting, forgery or fraudulent use of identity papers and travel documents. Not only in every country individually, but also a database in the interstate basis has to be established for identification of citizens. In March 2006, Azerbaijan’s President issued a decree to set a commission for implementation of the State Program for Establishment of Biometric Identity System. Our institute has been involved in preparation of this project. In 2009 it is expected to prepare biometric passports in Azerbaijan. Our country is cooperating in this field with structures under the United Nations, including International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and International Organization for Migration (IOM).
The State Committee for Public Property Management told APA-Economics that the project will start soon.
On March 21, the World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved a US$30 million IBRD loan for the Real Estate Registration Project for Azerbaijan. The objective of the project is to ensure a reliable, transparent and efficient real estate registration system to improve both the legal security for real estate and the management and use of State-owned immovable property in the country.
Read more: Azerbaijan to improve state-owned real estate registration and management