(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 12
By Sadraddin Aghjayev – Trend:
The establishment of a modern innovation space is one of the
priority areas in Azerbaijan, Deputy Minister of Digital
Development and transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan Rovshan
Rustamov said in an interview with Russian media, Trend reports.
According to him, this is reflected in the strategic document
'Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities for Socio-Economic
Development', approved by the order of the President of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in February 2021.
'The main task of the Ministry is to create a favorable
innovation environment in the country. We believe that digital
transformation is a key factor on the way to an innovative
society,' said Rustamov.
He noted that digital transformation is comprised of three
parts. The first one is digital government, which provides better
services and better governance through technologies. The second is
the digital economy, which allows automating processes, creating
digital products and making more accurate forecasts. And the final
part of digital transformation is the path to a society in which
people have digital skills, entrepreneurs have access to open data,
and value is created through innovation based on open data.
The Deputy Minister also added that there are various conditions
ensuring the successful implementation of digital transformation,
for instance, the existence of a guiding concept, the necessary
modern IT infrastructure, qualified human resources to carry out
the transformation process, and promoting cyber security of digital
infrastructure and management, coordination and regulation of all
these processes.
'In order to properly execute digital transformation, we have
developed an optimal concept based on global trends and suitable
for the country. Currently, the document is at the stage of
coordination with various government agencies,' Rustamov
stated.
Meanwhile, the concept provides for the total digitalization of
society increasing the digital skills of citizens, promoting the
digitalization of business, and the comprehensive development of
regulatory mechanisms in the field of ICT. It includes reducing
costs in public administration, increasing efficiency, ensuring the
sustainability of government mechanisms, cyber and information
security.
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