Booz Allen Hamilton to submit proposals on Innovation Zones to Azerbaijan

The consulting firm prepared proposals, by exploring the prospects of the establishment of Regional Innovation Zones in Azerbaijan.

Ministry's official for Information Society Development Rufat Gulmammadov said the package of proposals will be translated into Azerbaijani within two or three weeks and sent to the Government, APA-Economics reports.

He said the zones will have a favorable tax, customs system.

"We are learning the lesson of some 50 developed countries. The zone project includes establishment of technopark, software, equipment market, transit info center and university of technology etc.," he noted.

He added that presentation of an electronic library will be held in Baku in the nearest future.

He said that the work on establishment of supercomputer center, e-counters, e-business and online payment systems has continued to progress.