September 20, 2022 | Baku, Azerbaijan
The Modern Information Society and Innovations Public Union, the winner of a special grant competition announced by the State Support Agency for Non-Governmental Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan within the framework of the Year of Shusha, continued its project activities with a high-level meeting at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Within the framework of the project—“Supporting the return to Shusha through research of advanced international practices on citizen participation in the implementation of Smart City and Smart Village projects and the organization of awareness-raising activities of the Kingdom of Sweden in Azerbaijan”—discussions were held with Tobias Lorentzon, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Sweden.
During the meeting, Mr. Lorentzon shared Sweden’s experience in the development of Smart City iştirakçılığı Smart Village initiatives and discussed opportunities for applying these concepts in Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, including Ağalı village. The parties also exchanged views on planned activities aimed at ensuring citizen participation in the implementation of smart city and smart village projects, facilitating citizens’ adaptation to the new digital ecosystem, and assessing and enhancing digital literacy levels.
It was noted that meetings with other key stakeholders of the Smart City iştirakçılığı Smart Village concepts are ongoing as part of the project, with the objective of identifying and adapting the most relevant components of international best practice for implementation in Azerbaijan.
