Holding "TEKNOFEST" festival in Azerbaijan will stimulate development of technologies in field of science - minister

By Trend

Events similar to TEKNOFEST, which promote the development of technologies and innovations in Azerbaijan, will continue in the coming years, the Minister of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan Rashad Nabiyev told reporters, Trend reports.

According to him, over the past four days, we have seen how events like this can spur technology development across all industries.

"The holding of the TEKNOFEST international aviation and space festival in Azerbaijan will stimulate the development of technologies in the field of science," he said.

TEKNOFEST International Aviation, Space and Technology Festival is being held in Azerbaijan from May 26 through May 29.

TEKNOFEST in Baku is held by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan. At the same time, the TEKNOFEST production office operates in Baku. The full staff of the office consists of Azerbaijani specialists.

The event has been held annually since 2018, with the joint organization of the Turkish Technology Team Foundation, which is managed by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology and the technical director of Baykar Makina, in partnership with more than 60 Turkish state institutions, universities and private companies.

The goal is to popularize such areas as aviation, space industry and digital economy, to encourage entrepreneurship in these areas, to identify the knowledge and skills of young engineers through competitions organized within the framework of the festival, as well as to present national technologies to the general public.

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