Baku’s role as the host of the World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) this year underscores its growing status not only as a regional telecommunications hub but also as an emerging center for international digital cooperation.

In his address to participants, President Ilham Aliyev underscored that Azerbaijan has increasingly become a venue for global dialogue on digital transformation — a direction aligned with the country’s broader ambitions to strengthen its position in the global ICT landscape.

Today, the accelerating rise of the digital economy reflects big structural changes in global development. Information and communication technologies (ICT) have evolved from supportive tools into foundational drivers of innovation, competitiveness, and sustainability. Governments and enterprises now rely on digitalization as a strategic instrument — enabling streamlined operations, advanced analytics, predictive decision-making, and optimized resource management. These capabilities have become essential for building modern governance systems, ensuring economic resilience, and improving public services.

Azerbaijan hosts WTDC for the first time in the CIS region - WTDC-25, organized in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), was held in Baku from November 17 to 28 — marking the first time the conference has been hosted in the CIS region. The event brought together 2,500 participants from more than 160........

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