Azerbaijan's ICT Minister, Ali Abbasov, stressed the need to create such organizations engaged in preparation of personnel in the information technologies area. Abel Maharramov, rector of BSU and corresponding member of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Science, spoke of the significance of the academy in the field of education.

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