SmartPay

The SmartPay processing center is designed to provide a high performance and stable payment system.

Functionalities:

• To establish a multi-purpose payment network;
• Connect any number of service providers;
• Integrate different service providers within a single payment system;
• Organize online activity of payment agents and suppliers;
• Easy cash and non-cash payment with different ways:

Mobile applications (Android, iOS);

POS terminal;

Self-service kiosk (Terminal);

Web Online Service Portal.

A reliable, online, secure and fast payment tool for a wide range of services in a wide geographical area.

AzDataCom Internet Service Provider

AzDataCom is the most reliable internet service provider  covering the whole territory of the country.

AzDataCom is a key component of the  project “National E-Governance Initiative”, implemented by the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan and in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

As an internet provider, AzDataCom provides broadband internet (ADSL) services in all cities and regional centers of our country.

Services:

• High-speed internet service;
• VPLS, VLL services;
• LAN, MAN, WAN networks;
• Creation of private networks;
• MPLS services;
• VPN services;
• Installation of ATMs and POS terminals;
• Connection to the Central Bank’s payment system.

Electronic Signature

According to the laws of the Republic of Azerbaijan, electronic documents signed with an electronic signature are as legally valid as paper-based documents certified by handwritten signature and seal.

Electronic signature is a full-fledged signing tool that provides electronic signatures online and meets all international security standards.

Advantages:

• Recognition - Unambiguous identification of the signer;
• Integrity - Maintaining document integrity;
• Non-repudiation - Signer cannot deny his signature on the document;
• Timestamp - Indication of date and time of signing.

Cloud-based Signature

It is a mobile version of the electronic signature based on cloud technologies. It is possible to carry out bank transactions easily, securely and electronically with full integration into e-services in other areas using “Cloud-based Signature”.

Functionalities:

• Fast signing of documents in any quantity and size;
• Presence of a timestamp;
• Two-factor authentication for each signature;
• Possibility of use in all electronic services requiring electronic signature.

Advantages:

• On-site and fast implementation of the signing process;
• Signing regardless of geographical location;
• Providing corporate solutions;
• Signing without electronic signature carrier;
• Time saving.

Bulk Signature

”Bulk signature” feature allows users to simultaneously sign multiple documents electronically.

Functionalities:

- Fast signing of documents in any quantity and size simultaneously;

- Adding a timestamp;

- Possibility of use in electronic services requiring electronic signature

  Advantages:

• Ensuring  governing laws on  electronic documents and electronic signatures;
• Transparency of relations between  government, citizens and entrepreneurs;
• Saving time spent on clerical operations and optimization of workflow;
• Citizen satisfaction.

Billing System

All electronic automatic exchanges (EAX) have been connected to the servers via optical lines. Disconnection and connection of subscribers’ landline phones for non-payment of debts for communications services are carried out automatically through the billing system.

Functionalities:

• Collection, tariffing and registration of telephone conversations (local and long distance);
• Automatic disconnection and connection of phone numbers;
• Processing and conducting analysis of international incoming and outgoing calls;
• Subscriber automatic notification system;
• Processing of data on legal entities with individual and personal accounts;
• Acceptance of subscription fees and debts for long distance calls from customers;
• Acceptance of payments for the internet;
• Preparation of invoices for individual subscribers and reports of legal entities with personal accounts.

Open Data Portal

Open data is information that is read by a computer program and can be freely used and shared by everyone.

The purpose of the open data is to place non-personal, publicly important information on the Open Data Portal, created within the competence of government agencies, and to make available for use by citizens.

Advantages:

• Citizen satisfaction;
• Cost savings;
• Improved operations;
• Increase of efficiency;
• Creation of new professions;
• Creation of new products and services;
• Increase of revenue to be brought to the country’s economy;
• To provide active participation of citizens in the process of making state decisions.

Speaking Library

The Speaking Library project, implemented on the initiative of Heydar Aliyev Foundation, by specialists of the Data Processing Center of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and High Technologies was awarded the prize “Champion Project” of the International Telecommunication Union.

Functionalities

• About 300 professionally voiced audio books in various genres;
• 24-hour automated telephone service;
• The subscriber by calling the short number can choose the genre, author and masterpieces to listen to;
• Possibility of suspending and resuming the process at the request of the subscriber.

Biometric signature

Biometric signature – obtaining a mobile electronic signature based on biometric identification and conducting transactions that require a signature

Advantages

• Obtaining an electronic signature and using services that require a signature regardless of place and time (online);

• Fraud prevention (it is impossible to conduct a transaction on behalf of a person without his or her knowledge and presence);

• Integration of the solution into any public and private information systems

Mobile Number Portability

Mobile Number Portability means that subscriber can retain their cell number while changing the network service provider.

Advantages:

• Increasing competition in the existing telecommunication market;
• Improving the quality of services provided to subscribers by operators;
• Ensuring efficient use of number resources;
• Consumer rights protection;
• Providing subscribers with convenient access to the operator’s network, which provides them with most favorable conditions.

All mobile operators in Azerbaijan have joined Mobile Number Portability service (MNP)

Single Number Sales System

The Single Number Sales system allows you to centrally sell mobile numbers in accordance with the established regulations.

Advantages

• Exchange of information on a single system;
• Connecting mobile numbers to subscriber UIN in all databases of mobile operators;
• The ability to send notifications to citizens from any state bodies (judicial, expiration of  identity card, banks, utility bills, communication debts, fines, etc.);
• When registering on any portal, problems  that arise due to the cell phone number is not registered in the name of the user or caused by grammatical errors are resolved.

During the sale of a number, the applicant’s information is identified through  information systems  and is entered online into a single database of operators and DPC.

Citizen electronic application portal

Interactive portal that allows citizens to apply to government agencies online

Advantages:

• Apply without leaving place of residence;

• Reduction of queues;

• Decrease in contact between citizens and public officials;

• Systematization of appeals;

• Sending real-time notifications;

• Tracking and monitoring of appeals.

Functionalities

Applications:

• Unlimited number of users;

• Tracking who changes the status of appeals and on what date;

• Search system for all parameters of appeals.

Overdue applications:

• Determining time for execution of appeals;

• List of overdue appeals;

• Extensive search engine.

Notifications:

• Inter-agency correspondence;

• Correspondence between agency and citizen;

• Sending notifications on all correspondence and statuses.

Accountability:

• Tracking statistics;

• Interactive reporting form;

• Possibility of exporting reports to an Excel file.

Advantages:

• The citizen sees the relevant agency in the system, therefore addresses the appeal not to the executive power, but directly to that agency;

 • Direct monitoring of appeals and their execution by the executive power increases the responsibility of the executive bodies;

• It becomes easy to determine the efficiency of agencies based on the analysis of appeals.

Note: It is being implemented as a pilot project in Shamakhy region.

"MCQS" (Mobile Devices Registration System)

The Mobile Devices Registration System is designed to enter a single database, as well as store and process information about the technical and identification characteristics of mobile devices in the telecommunication network.

Functionalities

• Ability to register online, in operator and kiosk mode;
• Ability to control the entire registration process with a centralized database;
• Ability to issue reports immediately.

Advantages

• Preventing the import of mobile devices that do not meet technical standards;
• Formation of a centralized database of phones, marketing and analytics;
• A system connected to the “single global blacklist” of the International GSM Association;
• The number of mobile devices thefts is drastically reduced;
• Additional revenues  are brought to the state budget.

Unified payment system in public transport

Unified electronic payment system in passenger transportation

Advantages:

• Cashless payment;

• Contactless payment;

• Mobile app.

Functionalities:

• Possibility of payment with all bank cards supporting NFC technology;

• Possibility of payment by QR code;

• Possibility of discounts on social categories (student, pensioner, serviceman, etc.);

• Real-time payment control.

Advantages:

• Application of high technologies;

• Development of a smart city;

• Tourism development;

• Transparency;

• Health.

Advantages:

• Cashless payment;

• Contactless payment;

• Mobile app.

Mobile application:

• Application in three languages;

• Routes;

• Tourist facilities;

• Historical sites.

Note:  For this project, a special mobile application based on augmented reality technology has been developed in Azerbaijani, Russian and English. Through the use of the application, you can receive information about tourist sites, historical places of Shamakhy, as well as to get directions. To do this, you just need to hold the camera opened through the mobile app closer to the “Prepaid” card.

"AzDoc" (Electronic Document Management System)

"AzDoc" electronic document management is  a piece software that enables conducting electronic document management in all structural divisions of enterprises and organizations.

Functionalities

• Maintaining records of incoming and outgoing documents;
•  Forwarding documents with instructions;
•  Control over the execution of documents;
• Signing documents with electronic signature;
•  Recognition of documents through QR code.

Advantages

• Saving on office suppliers
• Optimization of clerical process;
•  Reduction of time spent searching for documents;
•  Providing security of work with documents;
• Full compliance with clerical instructions
•  Obtaining reports and statistical data
• Compliance with  the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Electronic Signature and Electronic Document.

Benefits

• Efficiency of work increases by 25% ;
• Opportunity to save  time 20% ;
• Losses on creation and processing of documents reduces by 75%;
• Document storage costs reduces by 80%.