BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 6
By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:
There are plans to open offices of Facebook and YouTube video hosting website in Azerbaijan, President of the Azerbaijan Internet Forum Osman Gunduz told Trend.
Gunduz noted that the opening of offices is expected after the creation of a new Data Center as part of the Azerbaijan Digital Hub program by AzerTelecom LLC, Azerbaijan’s telecommunication operator.
“The completion of the project is scheduled for 2021-2022,” the president of the forum said.
Gunduz noted that the opening of not only Facebook and YouTube offices, but also other global internet resources in which Azerbaijan is interested, is expected.
During this period, we plan to open offices of international internet platforms, the forum’s president added.
AzerTelecom launched the Azerbaijan Digital Hub program’s implementation in 2018 to turn Azerbaijan into a regional digital center for the regions of the Caucasus, the CIS, Central and South Asia, the Middle East and other regions.