Tbilisi finished 6th Regional Conference of Information Technology and Innovation - GITI- 2013. Azerbaijan was represented by experts of the Prosecutor General - Head of the use of information technology in the Office of Legal Support and Information Murad Dadashov and Head of Department of Research and Education Center Gunay Eyyubova .
According to the ministry (http://www.genprosecutor.gov.az/?/az/news/view/625), participants of the event were more than 400 delegates from 30 countries - except the host and Azerbaijan were representatives of government agencies and non-governmental organizations in the U.S. , Belarus, Poland , Latvia, Austria, Ukraine and other countries.
The event discussed the possibility of the use of ICT by citizens, public and private sectors in Georgia and other countries. Also consider the use of information and communication technologies to prevent cybercrime, security, and discussed the establishment of various portals for the provision of social services to the population. -17D-
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