Azerbaijan, Korea to cooperate closely in electronic service

By Azernews

By Amina Nazarli

An Azerbaijan-Korea Cooperation Forum on Public Administration, held in Baku on August 19, saw the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the provision of public services and e-government.

The memo aims to promote cooperation in the sphere of mobile services and provision of public services between ASAN and the Interior Ministry of Korea.

Chairman of the State Agency for Services to Citizens and Social Innovations (ASAN) Inam Karimov, addressing the event, said that this forum is to deepen relations and identify new areas of cooperation between the two countries.

“Azerbaijan attaches great importance to cooperation with Korea. The MoU will further deepen our relationship and provide the legal framework for our cooperation,” he noted. 

Karimov also spoke about ASAN Service, an innovative Azerbaijani model of public service deliver, saying that during the four-year activity, ASAN Service has been used by over 11 million citizens in Baku and regions of the country.

He added that the level of user satisfaction with the activity of ASAN Service is 98 percent.

South Korean Interior Minister Hong Yun-sik, in turn, expressed hope for further deepening of cooperation and exchange of experience between the two countries.

Korean Ambassador to Azerbaijan Kim Chang-gyu, for his part, pointed to the importance of expanding cooperation.

 “Among the former Soviet Union countries, Azerbaijan has created the most advanced e-government,” he noted.

The diplomat further said that he will do everything possible for the further development of relations between the two countries.

Earlier on August 18, Prime Minister Artur Rasizade received South Korean Interior Minister Hong Yun-sik.

Rasizade praised bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and Korea, and highlighted the expanding ties in various fields of economy.

Minister Hong Yun-sik, in turn, stressed the importance of the forum on Azerbaijani-Korean cooperation to be held in Baku.