Azercell joins Baku CSR Conference 2015

Azercell, leading mobile operator of communications market in Azerbaijan, has participated in the next important conference in the country.

On October 15, the company joined the 1^st Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility conference bringing together leading companies, as well as public and private organizations.

The event aims to hold a comprehensive evaluation of the current situation in the country as well as to upgrade dialogue and cooperation among state, private and non-state actors to develop the area. The conference discussed introduction of local and global best practices on corporate social responsibility and the experience of international institutions operating in this field, Creation of prerequisites for the more effective participation and promotion of private companies in social projects through incorporating the CSR Strategy and development and promotion of the understanding of corporate social responsibility in the civil society.

Ulviyya Hasanzade, Corporate Communications vise-president at TeliaSonera, took part as a moderator and Imran Baghirov, Director of Strategic Adjacencies & Customer Channels Department at Azercell, as a speaker in the session of Corporate Social Responsibility activities and its Social Impact on Society. Ulviyya Hasanzade stated that ICT sector acts as a leading force in development and innovation in the world.

Imran Baghirov, Director of Strategic Adjacencies & Customer Channels Department at Azercell, acted as a speaker in the topic of challenges and perspectives for sustainable development of ICT sector in Azerbaijan and underlined projects and innovations presented by Barama and invited businesses to partnership for the sake of sustainable and innovation-led growth.

From the first day of its operation Azercell has attached great importance to the social responsibility. The company has supported thousands of social projects so far and contributed to the development and well-being of education, art, sports, science and technologies. Among successful projects conducted by Azercell, we can show Child Hotline, Barama Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, Mobile Eye and Mobile Dental Clinics, Green radio base stations, Student Bursary Programs, vocational and English language courses for journalists, various events and conferences on Corporate Social Responsibility. Azercell has spent some USD 20 million on social projects during 19 years of its operation. Azercell received numerous awards for its activities in Corporate Social Responsibility

Azercell Telecom LLC was founded in 1996 and since the first years sustains a leading position on the market. Azercell introduced number of technological innovations in Azerbaijan: GSM technology, advance payment mobile services, GPRS/EDGE, 24/7 Customer Care,M2M,MobilBank, full-time operating Azercell Express offices, mobile e-service “ASAN imza” (ASAN signature) and others. With 48,12 % share of Azerbaijan’s mobile market Azercell’s network covers 99,8% of the country’s population. Currently, the number of Azercell’s subscribers reached 4,5 million people.

In 2011 Azercell deployed 3G and in 2012 the fourth generation network – LTE in Azerbaijan. The Company is the leader of Azerbaijan’s mobile communication industry and the biggest investor in the non-oil sector. Azercell is a part of TeliaSonera Group of Companies serving 186 million subscribers in 17 countries worldwide with 27,000 employees.

-AzerNews