SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
REGIONAL INFORMATION CENTER OPENED IN SUMGAIT
A regional Information Center opened in Sumgait on November 8. The Center was established within the framework of the joint project of the Government of Azerbaijan and UNDP “National Strategy for Information and Communication Technologies of Azerbaijan at its realization at the initial stage”/NSICT/.
The opening ceremony was addressed by the head of Sumgait city Executive Power Vagif Aliyev and National Coordinator of NSICT Maleyka Abbaszadeh, etc.
NSICT project granted 20 computers, a server, printer, scanner, etc to the Center. Besides, a yearly Internet access will also be paid by the project. The up-to-date conditions will be created for every Sumgait people. It is scheduled to organize computer courses by the specialists taught in Baku.
The purpose of such centers is to liquidate the “digital inequality” in the provinces, facilitate the access of people to the Internet and information, prompt introduction of ICT in various spheres of people’s activity.