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Azerbaijan issues more e-signatures in 2017

ICT Materials 11 January 2018 18:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 11

By Huseyn Valiyev – Trend:

The number of electronic digital signatures (e-signatures) issued by the Azerbaijani National Certification Services Center in 2017 increased by 26.6 percent and reached 126,726 as of January 1, 2018, the Azerbaijani Ministry of Transport, Communication and High Technologies said in a message Jan. 11.

According to the message, 9,724 out of the total issued e-signatures accounted for the state organizations, 9,552 were issued to legal entities, and 7,412 to individuals.

In 2016, 23,040 e-signatures were issued, while in 2017 the number was 26,688.

E-signature simplifies the access of citizens to electronic services of state institutions that are available on the Electronic Government Portal (www.e-imza.az).

Currently, for Azerbaijani citizens the cost of e-signatures issued for three years is 18 manats. Moreover, individuals and legal entities engaged in entrepreneurial activities can get e-signatures for 36 manats and 72 manats, respectively, while employees of state institutions can get them for 58 manats.

(1.7001 AZN = 1 USD on Jan. 11)

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