Azerbaijani Communication Ministry to broaden ICT use by 2015

Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry in accordance with "Action Plan for 2011-2015 on implementation of State program for poverty reduction and sustainable development for 2008-2015" approved by the Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is entrusted to carry out a number of important measures to increase the use of information and communication technologies.

According to the document, the ministry is entrusted to carry out work on electronization of telecommunications network using the latest technologies in terms of improvement and providing the population with qualitative communications services.

It is also planned to expand the use of mobile communications services of CDMA network and new technologies in the republic’s telecommunications network (IPTV, ADSL, Wi-Fi, Wimax, 3G, 4G, satellite communications, etc.).

The Communications and IT Ministry and the Tariff Council are entrusted to prepare tariff proposals encouraging the development of services and data transmission.

Also, packet broadcasting of television and radio programs by satellite will be ensured by 2015, work will be completed on providing universal telecommunication and postal services and research work will be continued on the use of innovations in ICT sector.

By 2014, according to the set tasks, the Communications and IT Ministry should solve the issue regarding creating a special innovation zone for the production of high-tech products.


/Trend/