E-Government Development Center opens in Baku
President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva attended the ceremonial opening of the administrative building of E-Government Development Center under the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (ASAN).
The opening ceremony was held in Baku on November 12.
The President’s Assistant for Work with Law Enforcement Bodies and Military Issues, department head Fuad Alasgarov and chairman of ASAN Service Ulvi Mehdiyev informed President Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva of the conditions created in the building.
The building will feature the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center as well as the IT Training and Education Center.
During familiarization with the work of the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center, President Ilham Aliyev was informed that INNOLAND is created for the development of the private sector in Azerbaijan, as well as outside, to encourage innovation and expand the startup movement. INNOLAND consists of a co-working, incubation, acceleration center and an IT training and educational center. The coworking center here is profitable and includes numerous job opportunities for individuals working alone or in a small team in start-ups, programming, and innovation. The coworking center, which will function in INNOLAND, has the possibility of round-the-clock entry 7 days a week, high-speed Internet, a single data kiosk, mentoring support.
And the IT Education and Training Center is a place where young people can become familiar with programming knowledge, information technologies and coding skills. The preference in the center is given to the languages of artificial intelligence, robotization and programming that supports them. Classes are held daily for three months in the bootcamp format. During the incubation period, start-ups are assisted in the formation of their ideas. In this period, a contest of ideas is announced four times a year in predetermined areas. Based on the relevant criteria, ideas for a predetermined quantity are accepted for the competition. Preliminary versions of ideas that have been successfully formed during the incubation period are transferred to the acceleration stage for testing and preparing prototypes. At this stage, the team regularly receives mentoring support.
President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva also familiarized themselves with innovative projects.
The installation of Wattbooster increases the efficiency of electricity, due to the electromagnetic field produces more energy. As a result, energy consumption by electrical equipment is saved. So far, this installation is intended to reduce the cost of electricity by antennas of mobile operators.
A spinal device called Lia controls the condition of the spine and creates the correct posture for a person. Consisting of a microcontroller and two Lia sensors, which can be worn on the shoulder, at least three weeks later, without causing any discomfort, helps to straighten the spine. The sensor, determining the position of the shoulders, checks the correctness of the person’s stance. If the user's stand is in the wrong position, a notification is sent to his phone about the need to straighten his posture.
The invention, called Safee, was designed to safely drive a bicycle, mostly at dusk. The device projects safety signs onto the back of a cyclist. From the very beginning of production, the unique device has aroused great interest in the world media. So, BBC, Mirror, Yahoo and other media structures published articles about the project, which was awarded several global awards. The device, which will begin mass production in the near future, has received hundreds of orders from a number of countries.
And Wetravel is a payment network for travel companies. Companies that are users of the network can exchange money with each other with the lowest commission. The possibilities of the platform can take advantage of hotels, hostels, airlines, travel agencies and other similar companies. Wetravel creates the opportunity for users to make it easier to collect data on travel, payments, international payments at the lowest rate. With the help of the platform, thousands of trips to more than 80 countries are organized.
Namo Media is an online advertising management system. Advertising major news sites, such as Fox, ESPN is managed through this system. In 2014, Namo Media was valued at $ 50 million and acquired by Twitter.
These startups have been prepared by Azerbaijani founders and are aimed at the global market.
President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva were also informed in detail about the new concept of the development of e-government.
The usage of information and communication technologies in state structures and in the provision of public services, the application of innovative solutions is one of the priorities of state policy in Azerbaijan. In recent years, important measures have been taken for sustainable development in this area. The creation of an Internet network in the country, the encouragement of an open government contributed to the increase in the number of Internet users, the openness of information of public importance and the freedom to receive information were ensured. Along with this, in recent years, the main goal has been to fully electronize public services, analyzing public information resources and creating opportunities for the usage of the results by the public and private sector for the transparent, efficient provision of services to citizens with resource savings. Therefore, it became necessary to apply a unified approach and standards in the formation of state information resources and systems, their management and ensuring their mutual integration, as well as accelerating the transition to the digital government. For the rapid implementation of this work, President Ilham Aliyev signed on March 14, 2018 the Decree "On measures to develop e-government and transition to the digital government."