Officials from Uzbekistan, Senegal, Egypt, and Gambia at “ASAN Service”

Bobur Rakhimov, Advisor of the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Hahmadou Bamba, Head of the Office of the Ministry of Public Administration and Reforms in Public Service of Senegal, Hoda Baraka, Senior Advisor to the Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Egypt and Pateh Jah, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Public Services, Administrative Reforms, and Political Coordination of Gambia, familiarized themselves with the activities of the “ASAN Service” center.
The guests visited our country to participate at the Ministerial Forum on Green Advanced Governance, organized by “ASAN Service” within the framework of the 29th session of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 29) which was held in Baku on November 14, 2024.
Ulvi Mehdiyev, Chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, provided the guest with detailed information about the various activities of the State Agency, including the “ASAN Service” centers established under the initiative of President Ilham Aliyev and the projects implemented in the field of social innovations.
The guests stated that they were highly impressed by the activities of the “ASAN Service” centers and the innovative solutions implemented there, and expressed their interest in learning from this experience.
During the meeting with the Uzbek side, the parties discussed the activities envisaged within the framework of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed on December 15, 2022, between the State Agency’s “Innovation Center” and the “Yashnabad” Innovation Technopark under Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. They also discussed joint action plans and mutual experience exchange programs in the fields of startups and acceleration. At the meeting with the Egyptian side, an initial agreement was reached on signing a memorandum of understanding with a view to establishing potential areas of cooperation. The officials also familiarized themselves with the activities of the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center, Mobile “ASAN service” and “ABAD” public legal entity.