Facts and Forecasts Deputy ICT

The ICT sector in Azerbaijan to be liberal and at the same time controlled and revenue in 2020 will increase by five-fold to $ 9.8 billion.

According to Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Elmir Valizadeh in an interview Biznesinfo.az, the average annual growth of the industry reached 25-30% (previous year: 17.3%), and annual revenues exceeded $ 1.5 billion ICT manats.

More than 70% of the population - Internet users, broadband Internet has mastered, according to the deputy minister, half of the population. The volume of external internet channels, an increase of approximately 2.3 times, reaching 200 Gb / s., And 93% of the populated area of ??the country covered by digital broadcasting.

 In the field of mobile three mobile operator providing services 3G, in 2012 one of them has begun to integrate technology 4G.

Of the 417 types of electronic services 187 are on a "single window" through e-government portal that is connected to 40 state agencies. In total, more than 6,000 have been issued certificates of electronic signatures, users, half of them are individuals.

The country has created a favorable environment for opening businesses. According to the "single window", introduced as part of e-government, business registration period decreased by 20 times (from 60 days to 3), and the number of procedures required for the emergence of a new business entity reduced from 13 to 5, because about 21% of investments in Azerbaijan's ICT sector are foreign investment. According to the statistics Doing Business 2013 of the World Bank, Azerbaijan ranks 13th among the 50 countries that have improved their position since 2005 and is at the 67th place among 185 different countries. Over the last ten years in the ICT sector has invested over $ 2.5 billion, of which $ 413 million - in the past year.

 Last year, the State Fund for the development of IT and High-Tech Park, designed to speed up the ICT sector in attracting foreign investment. Work will continue to prepare for the launch of new satellites. Considering launching in 2015 of low-orbit satellites, remote sensing, and in 2016 - the second telecommunications satellite.

Public broadcasting nine-Republican and one Turkish TV channel TRT-1 is a basic package of services available and 93% of the populated area of ??the country. In 2013, provides a complete introduction to the country of digital TV broadcasting and the cessation of analog broadcasting - the official said.

In Azerbaijan, a project Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway (TASIM), suggesting a connection between the two continents, having a high level of ICT development. The project will cover around 20 countries will strengthen links between governments, the private sector, civil society and the public informed Valizadeh. - 17D-