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Head of Public Relations Department of State Traffic Policy’s Central Administrative Board of Azerbaijan MIA Kamran Aliyev has reported that the country started providing of state number plates with electronic chips.

"Main target for application of number plates with electronic bearers is provision of information availability about the vehicle and its owner", K. Aliyev said.

Azerbaijani deputy communication minister Elmir Velizadeh informs that today minister Ali Abbasov met with the head of the Austrian delegation.

"This meeting laid the foundation for mutual cooperation between Azerbaijan and Austria in the field of ICT. Our future plans are wide enough and envisage introduction of the most advanced technologies with use of Austria’s rich experience in this area," he stressed.

Communication and Information Technologies Ministry of Azerbaijan reports that electronic tickets online sales system has been automated and integrated in State Information system "E-Government".

This interactive service is provided on paid basis and assumes sales of tickets to Shahdag, Shirvan, Girkan, Goygol, Absheron, Aggol and Altiagaj national parks.

Azintelecom LLC of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies got thoroughly acquainted with the Belarus experience in building the Government Cloud (G-Cloud), the ministry said in a message on May 22.

The ministry said that prospects for cooperation with Belarus on the G-Cloud project were discussed in Minsk within the framework of TIBO 2018 EXPO, held May 14-18.

In the Netherlands, the State Commission delegation familiarized itself with the process of functioning of the state register, the principles of e-recruitment in the civil service, open government information, software, legal framework in the field of e-government, construction and management of the "e-government" portal.

Taxes Minister Fazil Mammadov has claimed that for the transition from e-government to the principle of Mobile Government the Ministry created a center for certification of mobile e-signature.

Tax Minister Advisor for Relations with International Organizations and Organizational Matters Asaf Assad says that the new strategy will be developed within the framework of governance system by the Ministry.

Speaking at the first scientific-practical conference "Problems of construction of e-government" in Baku, he said the number of requests for services provided on the portal of "electronic government" has reaches six million.

The work is underway in accordance with an action plan for 2013, which was announced as ICT year.

Within the work it is also planned to prepare three standards on biometric technologies, four - on digital television, two - in the sphere of development of program products as well as two standards in the sphere of terminology.

"Baku will host a large conference on electronic services in the field of customs in May," he said. "Views will be exchanged."

This consultant will ensure the achievement of the objectives as part of the new state program for the development of the information society.

The restoration and development of the newly liberated territories is the top priority for the government of Azerbaijan. It implies wide participation of private and state-owned companies, as well as foreign investors in the process. Currently, Azerbaijan is developing a concept of restoration and reconstruction of its liberated territories, which includes attracting foreign investors to the development of these territories.

On January 19, the institute of the special representative in the liberated territories was set up. In an online meeting, President Ilham Aliyev named his first special representative for the newly liberated historical city of Shusha. “The first appointment is to Shusha District and this is absolutely natural. Susa has a special place in the hearts of the Azerbaijani people. Shusha is the crown of Karabakh,” the president told his representative for Shusha, Aydin Karimov, who was earlier dispatched to the city to inspect and analyse the situation on the scene.

Committee’s deputy chairman Rafig Jalilov says that currently the Committee renders e-services on provision of references on real estate encumbrance as well as the secondary registration of property.

Stressing the existence of problems in the real estate registration, Huseynli said illicit interests play a role in issuing the documents by the State Real Estate Registry Service.

Huseynli said problems in this area decreased following the President’s appropriate orders. All the processes relating to the immovable property registration must be in e-form, he added.

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.

Today in Baku TRACECA national coordinator Akif Mustafayev has informed that currently Azerbaijan is studying prospects of introduction of electronic customs declaration system within the framework of TRACECA and introduction of E-Government Program.

The e-Government portal will be a key instrument for supporting work with citizens, and public and private sectors.

The work on creating the portal is being implemented jointly with the Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry.

The project is a key scheme for establishment of infrastructure and framework for information society and e-government. The system will provide high-speed data transmission between Baku and provinces.

The Ministry of Communications & IT of Azerbaijan reports that at present the Center for Certification Services is working to ensure safe access to portal E-Government from smartphones and other mobile devices. In the 1st quarter of 2013 the citizens will be able to use mobile authentication and the use of services available on the portal.

Agency’s director Iskander Chadirli says that they would like to introduce system of electronic state procurement already in 2010 but this project is a component of e-Government Program in Azerbaijan.