Azerbaijan, Baku, April 16 / Trend /
In the first quarter of this year, growth in ICT sector hit 24.7 percent, in particular the growth rate of telecommunications amounted to 19.2 percent, Azerbaijani Communications and IT Ministry said on Saturday, which held collegium on the first quarter 2011.
During the collegium, it was noted that growth in the IT sector hit 2.3 times, while in the information field - 1.6 times, the report said.
During the reporting period, the number of mobile subscribers totaled 9.446 million, and the number of computers per 100 people hit 15 units, while Internet users - 50.
The Communications and IT Minister Ali Abbasov gave instructions to eliminate all deficiencies in the implementation of government programs, projects of launching satellite into orbit, the Trans-Eurasian Information Superhighway, e-government, digital television services, expansion of banking services in the postal sphere, a regional center of information services and other ICT projects.