The Azerbaijan Innovation Center has commenced its operations under the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University
24 November 2025 With the support of the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA), the Azerbaijan Innovation Center (AIC) has been established under the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (ASOIU).The opening ceremony was attended by the university’s leadership, faculty members, students, and startup founders from within ASOIU. In his welcoming remarks, Farid Osmanov, Chairman […]
The International Telecommunication Union’s Regional Acceleration Center Has Started Operating in Azerbaijan
21 November 2025 The International Telecommunication Union’s new Regional Acceleration Center has been established within the strategic cooperation framework between the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA) under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations’ specialized agency for digital technologies. The […]
The Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Center and SABAH Groups organized a hackathon dedicated to Victory Day
6 November 2025 The Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Center (ACC), operating under the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA), together with the SABAH Groups of the Agency for Science and Higher Education, organized the “Secure Tomorrow” hackathon dedicated to Victory Day. The competition was held within the framework of the ACC’s “CyberPark” initiative. As a continuation of […]
The first “StrategEast: Eurasia Forum on Government and IT” has been held in Baku
6 November 2025 The 7th “StrategEast: Eurasia Forum on Government and IT” was held in Baku on November 4–5, 2025, co-organized by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA) under the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the StrategEast organization. This marked the first time the forum was hosted […]
Registration has opened for the new training program of the Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Center.
3 November 2025 The Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Center, jointly established by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, has opened registration for a new wave of cybersecurity training programs. This training wave introduces a special opportunity for participants — the top 5 […]
The “Bebras” Week will be held in Azerbaijan.
31 October 2025 From November 18–24, 2025, the “Bebras” Informatics and Computational Thinking Challenge will be held in Azerbaijan, jointly organized by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency, the Azerbaijan Technical University, and “ÖzünÖyrən” LLC — the official representative of “Bebras” in Azerbaijan. The competition, which will take place online, is open to students in […]
The Asian Development Bank has organized an event for the procurement specialists of RINN and AZCON subordinate institutions.
31 October 2025 On October 28, 2025, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Office in Azerbaijan organized an event at the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA) on “Professionalization of Public Procurement and Procurement Staff” for procurement specialists working in the subordinate institutions of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport (MDDT) and the Azerbaijan […]
A programming competition titled “R.M.90” has been held among school students
22 October 2025 On October 18, 2025, a programming competition titled “R.M.90” was held among school students, jointly organized by the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA), Azerbaijan Technical University, and the ICPC Azerbaijan community. The competition was dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the prominent Azerbaijani scientist Ramin Mahmudzade, one of the country’s first […]
Europe’s leading innovation platform “Tenity” is coming to Azerbaijan
17 October 2025 Europe’s Leading Innovation Platform “Tenity” Expands to Azerbaijan. The Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IDDA) has launched a strategic collaboration with Tenity, one of Europe’s most prominent acceleration and incubation platforms. Within this partnership, two hackathons and one incubation program focused on fintech startups in Azerbaijan will be implemented. These programs will […]
IDDA and ACC teams ranked among the top ten at CIDC 2025
13 October 2025 On October 9–10, one of the country’s most prestigious cybersecurity events — the Critical Infrastructure Defence Challenge (CIDC 2025) — was held for the second time at the Baku Congress Center. The competition brought together Azerbaijan’s top cybersecurity teams, testing their skills in a cyber warfare simulation based on real-life attack and […]