ECONOMY
6th meeting of High Level Working Group on Information Society Development held in Baku
Baku, April 17, AZERTAC
Baku has hosted the 6th meeting of the High Level Working Group on Information Society Development. The event was co-organized by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Regional Commonwealth in the field of Communications (RCC).
Chairman of the Working Group on the High Level World Summit on Information Society of the Council of International Telecommunication Union Vladimir Minkin, Chairman of the RCU Commission on IT Technologies Rustam Dadamahammadov as well as representatives of RCC Executive Committee, CIS Executive Committee and communications administrations of the Russian Federation addressed the meeting.
The strategic directions and priorities of the Working Group for 2019-2025, digital development in RCC member countries, and cooperation among the member states to achieve Sustainable Development goals were discussed.
The participants also exchanged views on the roles and responsibilities of communications operators in the implementation of digital economy programs.
The meeting also featured discussions on preparations for drafting of the CIS 2030 Economic Development Strategy, implementation of the “Draft Concept of Cooperation of the CIS Member States in Digital Development" and its priority action plan, "Expansion of cooperation of RCC members in Internet management", "Improvement of the RCC working bodies performances".