E-Government and e-Participation for sustainable development in Azerbaijan’s districts was the main topic of a training course organised in the city of Ganja by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan and Regional Development Public Union.
The course brought together over 70 participants from the government agencies, businesses and civil society from Ganja and surrounding districts, as well as international and local experts. They discussed the access of citizens to public services, employment opportunities, best practices in strengthening ICT capacity of civil servants in the regions, e-signature and e-document.
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Azerbaijan's AFB Bank OJSC has started to issue e-references through the 'Electronic Government' portal (e-gov.az), the Information and Computing Center of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies told Trend Oct. 24.
One can use the service via "E-reference on citizens' personal data" section.
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Having appeared not so long ago, the digital economy has already become one of the main ways through which many entrepreneurs and governments all over the world do their work.
The term, originated in 1995, refers to an economy that is based on digital computing technologies. In this new type of economy, digital networking and communication infrastructures provide a global platform where people and organizations devise strategies, interact, communicate and collaborate.
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A strategy for the development of information and communication technologies for 2018-2021 has been prepared in Azerbaijan, according to the concept and forecast indicators of economic and social development for 2018 and the next three years, submitted to the Azerbaijani parliament.
It is based on the national strategy for development of information society in Azerbaijan for 2014-2020, which envisages the formation of an effective mechanism to carry out reforms for the future development of industry.
Read more: Azerbaijan prepares strategy for development of ICT in 2018-2021
“Today ICT is successfully applied in any area in Azerbaijan. The implementation of effective projects is underway in our country in the field of e-education, e-tax, e-health, e-agriculture, e-customs, e-commerce and other directions. All the services are reflected in “Electronic Government” model”, the Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies, Ramin Guluzade said in his interview to “Impact” magazine".
According to him, the services of more than 40 government agencies are provided to citizens on the portal E-government: “Through the mobile application of the portal, users are sent notifications for communication, utilities, penalties and so on in real-time mode. This can be considered a successful start for building a “mobile government””.