According to the report, the president talked about the change during a video conference with the participants of a workshop meeting on further improving the government's electronic document control, currently being held in Ashgabat.
Berdimuhammadov stressed the need to introduce "this advanced method in all sectors of the national economy".
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Berdymukhamedov first voiced the idea in April 2010, instructing Turkmen specialists “to study international experience in the relevant area.” He followed that by establishing an IT unit to guide e-government implementation.
Aware that his country is far behind in terms of egovernment, the president has made efforts to pinpoint the hurdles and has made moves to overcome some of them. He ordered computer literacy courses for government employees, students and schoolchildren at the beginning of this year, for example.
“The use of latest achievements and high technologies, improving efficiency of public administration, introduction of e-Government will become an important factor in the further progress and confident progressive development of the Turkmen society,” Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said on Friday, signing a corresponding resolution.
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“Former President Saparmurat Niyazov could promise something and forget all about it – unlike Berdymukhamedov, who keeps his word and moves toward his proclaimed goal step by step,” Vitaly Shukurov, 40, a programming engineer from Ashgabat, said.
The project was discussed during the meeting between Turkmenistan President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov and UN Secretariat Economic and Social Affairs Department Adviser Alexei Tikhomirov early this month.
Among the topics discussed are reforming and strengthening of mechanisms for public administration including macroeconomic management, personnel training and advanced training.