Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 3
By Azad Hasanli - Trend:
A WB review mission arrived in Baku to review the course of the "Legal services and "smart" infrastructure" project implementation, WB representative office in Baku told Trend Dec. 2.
"The visit will last from December 2-7," the office said. "The mission is headed by the leading public sector specialist Amitabha Mukherjee."
The Azerbaijani government and WB signed a loan agreement on the Judicial Services and Smart Infrastructure Project (JSSIP) in October.
The WB Board of Directors approved a loan in the amount of $100 million to finance this project in July 2014.
The share of the Azerbaijani government in the JSSIP project makes up $100 million. The project implementation will be scheduled until December 31, 2018.
The purpose of the project is to support the judicial infrastructure, develop the e-services, establish a more effective system of dispute resolution and business checks, increase transparency of the judicial system and improve the quality of legal aid rendered to the citizens, especially the specific layers of the population, such as internally displaced people and people in remote regions of Azerbaijan.
It is planned to construct a new judicial complex, use the e-justice system and other advanced information technologies, improve the skills of the judiciary bodies and judges, raise public awareness about the different areas of law and other activities as part of the project.
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Azad Hasanli is Trend Agency's staff journalist
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