ECONOMY
Azerbaijan has become the region`s ICT hub, President
Baku, July 31 (AZERTAC). President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has said his country become the region`s ICT hub.
The President gave an interview to the Business Year magazine.
“Azerbaijan has become the region`s ICT hub an the possibilities of the internet are expanding rapidly. According to the latest statistical data, the national internet penetration rate is 50%. If, several years ago, one computer was available for every 1,000 people in Azerbaijan, today the proportion goes to 15 computers per 100 persons.”
“Azerbaijan is also becoming a country with a space industry. Azerbaijan`s first telecommunications satellite will be launched in 2012. Taking into account the geographical location of Azerbaijan and the development level of our national economy, we think that we have all the opportunities for the ICT sector to become the second most profitable field after the oil and gas sector in the near future,” the President added.