Microsoft Certified Partner (member)

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TELESOL Kick-off Conference Bishkek, Kirgizstan
7 June, 2002,
Dr. Tofig A. Babayev e-mail tbabayev_at_azeri.com

15 years of BSTC and its participation in
telematics projects
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BakuScientific and Training CentreUnesco/UNDP
Regional Networking Academy

• e-mail bstc_at_azeri.com http//www.bstc.azeri.com
• http//raongsa.bstc.azeri.com

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Baku Scientific and Training Centre
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Baku Scientific and Training Centre
http//www.bstc.azeri.com e-mail
bstc_at_azeri.com
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BSTC is a member of

• EDNES (Earth Data Network for Education and
• Scientific Exchange) Azerbaijan branch since
  (1999) EDNES Assembly

• AZRENA (2000)
  BSTC (one of the founders)

• Azerbaijan Internet society (2000) BSTC
  (one of the founders)

• ACCESS (Association of Computer Centres
  BSTC (one of the founders)
• for Exploring Sustainable Support in
• Asia Eastern Europe) (2000)

• ADADAT (Association for Digitally Advanced
  Technology Assessment and Dissemination )

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Telematics projects
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Telematics projects

• STACCIS
• Support for Telematics Application Cooperation
  with the Commonwealth of Independent States
• (1996-1999)
• EU/UNESCO/EDNES
• Information Demonstration Centre (IDC)
• Equipment for IDC Baku, Sumgait and Nakhchivan
• Computer Centres

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Telematics projects

• WISTCIS
• New Methods of Working for Information Society
  Technologies Programme Promotion to Commonwealth
  of Independent States
• (2000-2002) EC/EDNES
• -Dedicated Web-site http//wistcis.bstc.azeri.com
  was created
• Workshop E-working, Distant Training and
  Environmental Monitoring New Opportunities was
  held in 13-14 December, 2001 in Baku,
  Azerbaijan

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Telematics projects

• TELESOL

Telework Solutions for Promotion of EU
Cooperation in Business and Research with the
Commonwealth of Independent States (2002-2005)
EC/EDNES
TRISTAN-EAST
Training of IST Multipliers and Awareness
Nurturingin the 3rd Countries of EAST Europe
(NIS) (2002-2004)
EC/EDNES
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Projects Organizers
Creating of MULTIMEDIA Courses on CD in Russian
and Azeri (2000) UNESCO/BSTC Subcontractor -
Russian EDNES branch MULTIMEDIA Courses
include INTERNET Basics and 5 courses on
Microsoft Office 2000

• Word
• Excel
• Access
• PowerPoint
• OutlookExpress

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Projects Organizers

• Internet Training (since 1995)
  UNESCO/UNIDO/British Council

• AAS (1996-1997)
  TACIS/SOFREGAS (France)

• IAS (1998-1999)
  TACIS/SOFREGAS(France)

• BSTC (1995-1997)
  UNESCO/UNDP

• Azerbaijan Development Gateway (2001) World
  Bank/Azerbaijan IT organizations/BSTC (member of
  initiative group) www.gateway.az

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Projects Organizers
Baku Scientific and Training Centre hosted the
Regional Workshop for IT Applications for
Digital Silk Roads under the auspices of UNESCO
Information Society Division 19 - 21 November
2001
The workshop was dedicated to applying Digital
Image System to preservation of cultural
heritage of Silk Road Countries.
Creating Digital Image System Centre in Baku is
intended by UNESCO/HITACHI/BSTC (2003)
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Projects Organizers
BSTC is distributor of

• IDAMS (Internationally Developed Data Analysis
  and Management System) programme (since 2000)
  UNESCO /BSTC

• CDS/ISIS (Information Storage and Retrieval
  System) programme (since 2000) UNESCO /BSTC

• Free Software Catalogue (since 2000) UNESCO
  /BSTC
• on the base of CDS/ISIS including more than 1300
  free and shareware software was translated into
  Azeri http//freesoft.bstc.azeri.com
• This is the first Database in Azeri

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BSTC branches
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SOROS IREX- Network
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Project of UNDP AZRENA
Creation of Internet Data Exchange for scientific
and research institutions of Azerbaijan Republic
Duration 24 month Project Site Baku,
Azerbaijan Government Implementation Azerbaijan
Academy Agency of Science Estimated
Starting Date September 2002
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Project of UNDP AZRENA
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U N E S C O Regional Academy for Online Network
Governance and System Administration (RAONGSA)
Regions Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Sectors CI Divisions CI/INF Project
budget US 257,000 Project period Three
years (2001-2003) Starting and ending date July
2001 December 2003 Project site Baku,
Azerbaijan Regional co-operating agency Baku
Scientific and Training Centre (BSTC)
Co-financing agencies UNESCO and donor
(AzEurotel)
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Structure of Regional Academy
RAONGSA
Microsoft CTEC
Regional CISCO Academy
Authorized Prometric Testing Centre
IT Governance Courses
Distance Learning Centre
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NICTS National Information Communication
Technology Strategy development and its
implementation at the initial stage in the
Azerbaijan Republic. (2002-2011)
Total budget USD 1 200
000 Azerbaijan Government Contribution
USD 600 000 UNDP
USD 600 000 Baku Scientific and
Training Centre is one of the leading executors
of NICTS
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NICTS National Information Communication
Technology Strategy development and its
implementation at the initial stage in the
Azerbaijan Republic. (2002-2011)
The Targets of National Strategy

• Assistance to Country's democratic development
• Formation of unified information space in country
  
• Provision of country informational security
• Strengthening the economic, social and
  intellectual potential

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NICTS National Information Communication
Technology Strategy development and its
implementation at the initial stage in the
Azerbaijan Republic. (2002-2011)
The Targets of National Strategy

• Creation of required organizational,
  technological and legal environments.
• Creation of equal conditions for all spheres
  despite the property form
• Implementation of country integration to
  International community
• Creation of favorite conditions for transition to
  civil society until year 2011.

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NICTS
Main directions

• Evaluation of status. Monitoring
• Development of information-communication
• infrastructure
• Creation and development of legal base related
• to informatization
• Wide use of Azerbaijan language and ABC in
• national information space
• Establishment of national information recourses
• Development of internet and information
  services

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NICTS
Main directions

• Creation and development of regional and local
  information centers
• Application and development of information-communi
  cation technologies in Governmental
  organizations. Training of state servants
• Development of ICT fundamental and applied
  sciences
• Informatization of the education. Distant
  education

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Creation remote ICT Centres

• The locations for creating Computer Centres were
  chosen as a result of agreement with the heads of
  some remote areas of Azerbaijan

• A choice of 2-3 local specialists per each Centre
  was realized

• During 1.5-2 months BSTC provided free-of-charge
  training for the specialists from remote areas

• Owning to internal founds BSTC provided with 2-3
  PCs for the Centres

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Creation remote ICT Centres

• The training-methodical materials were provided
  by BSTC to the ICT Centres

• The seminars were organized in mentioned above
  areas of Azerbaijan in order of expansion of
  access to information technologies

• BSTC organized training process in mentioned
  areas and carried out examinations for
  Certification

• And sustainability of that Centres should be the
  main goal in its creating

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