President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a Decree on some measures to improve activities in the fields of digitalization, e-government, artificial intelligence and innovation.
In accordance with the Decree, the Digital Development Council of Azerbaijan (hereinafter referred to as the Council) was established.
The following composition of the Council was also approved:
Chairman of the Council
First Vice President of Azerbaijan
Members of the Council:
Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Head of the Department of Economic Issues and Innovative Development Policy
Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Head of the Department of Economic Policy and Industrial Issues
Assistant to the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Socio-Economic Issues
Minister of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Minister of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Minister of Finance of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Minister of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Chairman of the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
In order to organize the activities of the Council, the Secretariat of the Council will be established and the implementation of the Secretariat function will be entrusted to the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport.
In order to fulfill the tasks stipulated in Part 5 of this Decree, the Council may involve local and foreign experts, specialists, international organizations, scientific institutions and organizations, as well as establish working groups in separate areas consisting of representatives of relevant state bodies (institutions) and other interested parties.
The Council shall ensure control over the implementation of measures envisaged in state programs in the field of digital development and coordination of policies between state bodies (institutions), exercise control over ensuring the compliance of projects implemented by state bodies (institutions) with existing strategic goals in this area, and take measures to improve regulatory legal acts, taking into account the proposals of state bodies (institutions) and recommendations of international organizations.
The Council shall report on its activities to the President of Azerbaijan once a year.
