BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 8. The Digital Academy program's purpose is to help raise the level of digital awareness and abilities in every area of the Azerbaijani economy, said Head of Innovation and Digital Development Agency's (IRIA) Digital Academy program Alexey Gusev, Trend reports.
"In the following year, IRIA will continue to collaborate with Digital Nations as well as other organizations, including but not limited to the public sector. We have several educational programs for the general public, such as the TechNest scholarship program, as you are surely aware. Our mission is to raise digital knowledge and capabilities in every sector of the Azerbaijani economy," he said.
The Innovation and Digital Development Agency was established by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev dated October 11, 2021 as a public legal entity under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transportation of Azerbaijan.
The Innovation and Digital Development Agency organizes activities in the country related to digital transformation, creates a local innovation environment, and strengthens the ecosystem. The agency's priority areas are conducting nuclear science and technology test experiments, assisting individuals and legal entities in their innovative scientific research and innovative projects (startups), assisting in the acquisition of modern technologies and technological solutions, ensuring the availability of educational and career opportunities in the field of ICT in the country, and creating and organizing digital government and digitisation.
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