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By Kamila Aliyeva

The information and computer center under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies has presented its own solution of mobile electronic signature, Marketing Director of the Data Processing Center under the ministry Jeyhun Mammadov told reporters on May 7.

He noted that the project is implemented in cooperation with Azerbaijan's Kapital Bank.

“Starting from today, customers of the bank will be able to become owners of mobile e-signature in the shortest time. The project will play an important role in the development of mobile banking in the country,” Mammadov said.

He also said that the total number of e-signature certificates issued by the National certification authority has exceeded 140,000.

Mammadov noted that the number of issued e-signature certificates in the country has increased more than 2.6 times in the first four months of this year.

“This is a clear example of the growing public interest in using the e-signature. In General, about 25 million electronic transactions using e-signatures were carried out in the country,” he said.

Mammadov went on to say that next year Azerbaijan will begin issuing new generation identity cards, which will be integrated with e-signature certificates, which will contribute to their mass use in the country, as every citizen will become the owner of the e-signature.

The number of electronic signatures issued in Azerbaijan in 2017, by the National center of certification has increased by 26.6 percent (26 688 units), amounting to 126,726 units as of January 1, 2018. 9,724 units of the total number of the issued e-signatures fell to share of state agencies, 9,552 e-signatures were issued to legal entities, and 7,412 - to natural persons.

E-signature simplifies the access of citizens to electronic services of state institutions that are available on the Electronic Government Portal. Currently, for Azerbaijani citizens the cost of e-signatures issued for three years is 18 manats. Moreover, individuals and legal entities engaged in entrepreneurial activities can get e-signatures for 36 manats and 72 manats, respectively, while employees of state institutions can get them for 58 manats.

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