Azerbaijan, Baku, 11 June Trend G.Valiyev /
The 'electronic government' portal has connected to itself 40 central bodies of the executive power of Azerbaijan, the Deputy Minister of Communications and Information Technologies Elmir Velizade told journalists on Tuesday.
According to Velizade, at present approximately 220 electronic services are being provided for these state bodies.
"With every year the number of addresses to the portal, as well as the number of owners of electronic digital signatures (EDS) rises demonstrating the popularity of the portal and e-services among the population," the deputy minister said.
At present a new state programme for the development of 'e-government' for 2013-2015 is being prepared with the connection of local executive bodies to the portal, as well as deployment by them where the electronic services are provided.
A new programme is currently under the agreement stage with the government.