Intensive cooperation with Belarus in ICT highlighted
The 4th Azerbaijan-Belarus business forum in the field of information and communication technologies took place in Baku on December. 5.
The Azerbaijani national communications operator Aztelekom LLC and the Belarusian Republican Unitary Enterprise Beltelecom signed a memorandum of cooperation.
From the Azerbaijani side, the memorandum was signed by director general of Aztelekom Suat Pashayev, while from the Belarusian side - by deputy director general of Beltelecom Sergey Turomsha.
During the business forum, a memorandum of cooperation was signed between the Information and Computing Center of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies and the Institute of Applied Software Systems of the Belarusian Ministry of Communications and Informatization.
The document was signed by director of the Azerbaijani Information and Computing Center Elnar Asadov and director of the Belarusian Institute of Applied Software Systems Igor Mikhailovsky.
Moreover, the memorandum of cooperation was signed by Director General of Azerpost LLC Emin Efendiyev and Director General of the Belarusian mail service company Belpochta Vladimir Matusevich.
Elmir Valizade, deputy minister of transport, communications and high technologies of Azerbaijan, noted at the business forum that the forum takes place in the year when the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Azerbaijan and Belarus is celebrated. On this occasion, a special postage stamp was issued, he said.
The President noted the level of security, comfort, hospitality of the Azerbaijani people, climate, as well as historical monuments among the factors attracting travelers to the Land of Fire.
Bakutel 2018, the 24th Azerbaijan International Telecommunications, Innovations and High Technologies Exhibition and Conference will be held in Baku on December 4-7. The exhibition marks the beginning of High Technologies Week.
Today Bakutel goes beyond being an ordinary exhibition in the area of technical achievements. It has already become a unique platform where experts and professionals from various ICT fields gather to offer ample opportunities and the latest developments for all fields of activity that play an important role in ensuring economic sustainability, social well-being and in further raising the living standards of the population.
Bakutel 2018 exhibition brings together 230 companies from 20 countries, including leading ICT companies, mobile operators, Internet providers, system integrators, distributors of well-known brands and young developers.
The debutants of this year make up 30 percent of the total number of participants.
The exhibition features national stands of a number of countries, including the USA, Turkey, Belarus, the United Arab Emirates, France, Italy, Poland, Croatia, Iran, and Slovenia.
This year’s exhibition is a real festival of innovations; Bakutel 2018 presents IT solutions of new generation for banks, urban transport, retail, Smart City systems, 4-5G mobile technologies, services in the field of fiber-optic and cloud technologies.
Also, about 100 Azerbaijani start-ups are taking part in the exhibition to present their innovative ideas for various fields of activity, such as tourism, ecology, hospitality, accounting, and much more. An impressive part of the development is based on the use of virtual and augmented reality technologies.