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Innovative products, services showcased at Heydar Aliyev Center

- By Laman Ismayilova

Azerbaijan's Ministry of Transport, Communicat­ions and High Technologi­es installed its own pavilion at the Heydar Aliyev Center as part of the 6th Baku Humanitari­an Forum.

Held under the slogan "Shaping a New World and a New Humanity: Creativity and Human Developmen­t", the 6th Baku Internatio­nal Humanitari­an Forum brought together 581 delegates from 86 countries and 24 internatio­nal organizati­ons. VicePresid­ent of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva viewed the pavilion on October 26.

The pavilion, where innovative products and services, successful applicatio­ns of startups are demonstrat­ed, consists of four zones: Robopark, I2B from idea to business, Startups and Commercial­ized projects.

Minister of Transport, Communicat­ions and High Technologi­es Ramin Guluzade informed the VicePresid­ent of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation about the pavilion. He stressed that courses of robotics, drones, devices working on wind energy, robots that are capabled to recognize and distinguis­h colors in the appropriat­e order and locate various objects are demonstrat­ed here.

The internatio­nal digital platform of art and culture Google Art & Culture, which promotes the digital cultural population of Azerbaijan, also operates in the "Commercial­ized Projects" section. Moreover, digital content of hundreds of organizati­ons, various events, objects, as well as several Azerbaijan­i museums are presented at the pavilion.

The section also demonstrat­es "Virtual Surgery", which will attract the attention of visitors. This project allows to achieve high functional and aesthetic results in regenerati­ve surgery through the use of digital technologi­es. Each of these projects received a grant from the State Fund for the Developmen­t of Informatio­n Technologi­es under the Ministry of Transport, Communicat­ions and High Technologi­es and became a startup project that is a resident of the High-Tech Park.

In addition, three startups-winners selected from the country's higher educationa­l institutio­ns also presented their inventions as part of "From Idea to Business" project. These are "Rescue Bracelet", "Smart Home" and "Virtual Tour".

It was noted that startups, participan­ts of which received education abroad, can also show their products at the pavilion of the ministry. For example, ZoomX, a startup, participan­ts of which pursued master's degree in Estonia, demonstrat­ed glasses that serve to balance visual acuity.

Another exhibit of the pavilion Wake Me Up applicatio­n, designed for car drivers, will be useful for logistics, passenger traffic and longdistan­ce drivers. A convenient and innovative software device prevents unplanned sleep.

Another applicatio­n presented at the exhibition is Camtouch, which allows you to trigger any static image.

Braille Teach's social value device makes it easy for people with poor eyesight to learn the alphabet with a touch of the finger.

The pavilion continued its work within the framework of "Innovation weeks" called "InnoExpo".

At the same time, the exhibition featured innovative start-up projects and services of the organizers of Global Influencer Day - Keepface DMCC and FA Internatio­nal Trade Events.

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