The Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of Azerbaijan is taking consecutive measures to develop the information society, improve the quality of the internet in the regions and bring it to the level of Baku, a source in the ministry told Trend.

Quadrilateral meeting of communications technology authorities from Iran, Azerbaijan, Russia and Turkey is held at the Ministry of Communications in Iran capital Tehran on July 17, Trend reports.

The innovative reforms being implemented in Azerbaijan in high technology and telecommunications spheres within framework of the Sustainable Development Concept are an important part of the strategic map and this process continues, Ramin Guluzade, Azerbaijani Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies, said at the UN Public Service Forum.

Today Azerbaijan is making progress in addressing environmental problems. Measures are being taken to restore contaminated areas, succeed in waste management, expand green areas, etc.

Given the fact that today most areas of the modern world economy are closely linked to the high technologies, Azerbaijan does its best to keep up with the consistent development of ICT.

Nowadays, the role of information technology in the banking sector of a country is crucial. Realizing this, Azerbaijani banks invest significant funds in maintaining and improving their IT structure.

A meeting was held between Azerbaijani Minister of Transport, Communications and High Technologies Ramin Guluzade and UNDP Assistant Administrator, Director of UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS Mirjana Egger, who is on a visit to Baku, Trend reports referring to the ministry.

The UN Development Program appreciates the steps being taken by Azerbaijan for the development of the ICT sphere and the full transition to the e-government system, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Mirjana Egger said.

A conference entitled “Reliable and secure cloud environment” which gathered representatives of the ICT sector was held in Baku on March 12.

The second stage of licensing software solutions used in government departments of Azerbaijan has started. The head of the Microsoft Azerbaijan Sarhan Hashimov told journalists on February 19.