On December 18, First Deputy Minister of Communications and High Technologies and Acting Minister Ramin Guluzade met with Michael Koegler, Microsoft’s General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe.

 

The ministry told AZERTAG that the meeting discussed the issues of Microsoft software licensing used in Azerbaijan’s government agencies  and  acting of the Ministry of Communications and High Technologies as partner  in this issue, application of  new technologies in electronic signature algorithms.

 

Michael Koegler said that Microsoft is interested in cooperation with Azerbaijan and expansion of this cooperation.

 

Ramin Guluzade said the ministry is open to the cooperation and it was suggested that a working group be established on the basis of proposals put forward.

 

The working group is to examine the current state and develop concrete proposals regarding prospects for cooperation.