Bakcell, the First Mobile Operator and the Fastest Mobile Internet Provider of Azerbaijan signed a cooperation agreement with the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of Azerbaijan.
At the official signing ceremony, held on December 20th at the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center, Bakcell CEO Nikolai Beckers has pointed out that application of innovations and supporting startups is one of the main priorities of Bakcell strategy: “It is a known fact that Bakcell is one of the first companies in the country to support various projects aimed at development of startups. Our “AppLab” incubation center is one of the rare environments where some of the country’s most interesting projects are accumulated. I’m confident that our cooperation with the newly opened INNOLAND center will contribute largely to development of the country’s entire startup ecosystem and will become one of the most successful partnerships in the area of innovations”.
Director of the "Innovation Center” Tagi Taghi-Zade spoke about the importance of this cooperation, being a public-private partnership. It was noted that the main goal of this partnership is to support entrepreneurship ecosystems for technology startups in our country and to implement high-level cooperation that serves the needs of emerging technology entrepreneurs. Cooperation between parties will have a great significance in terms of establishing a startup culture in Azerbaijan, developing a spirit of innovative entrepreneurship and startup ecosystems, supporting existing initiatives, creating conditions for the application of innovative initiatives in the current economic processes of the country, forming a motivating factor for the development and creation of various discoveries and other innovations.
It should be noted that INNOLAND is an incubation, acceleration and research center created to develop the private sector, promote innovation and expand the startup movement both in Azerbaijan and beyond its borders. INNOLAND consists of the Co-working, Incubation, Acceleration and IT Training and Education Center.
The AppLab program of Bakcell will from now on function as an Acceleration Center to continue supporting the startup project in a broader format. Since the year 2014, local startups and developers engaged in creation of various hardware and software receive support from Bakcell for implementation of their ideas.
Being a known leader in innovation, Bakcell constantly supports the local startups, as well as project implemented in the area of education, science and technology.
The Final Stage of the “HER IT Journey 3” Project Successfully Concluded with the Support of INNOLAND
On June 24, 2025, the official final event of the “HER IT Journey 3” project was held with the support of the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center and implemented by “SAFAVY” LLC, a resident startup of the center.
Between March 15 and June 15, within the scope of the project, 20 female participants selected from various regions of Azerbaijan received hybrid-format training on “Digital Marketing and Branding,” “Graphic Design,” and soft skills. Throughout the program, participants also had the opportunity to meet renowned experts in the field and exchange experiences.
The “HER IT Journey” initiative aims to further develop the digital skills of women living in regions, belonging to socially vulnerable groups, or engaged in entrepreneurship, and to integrate them more actively into the ICT sector.
It should be noted that “SAFAVY” LLC has been operating for over four years as the first local educational platform awarded with a Startup Certificate in the country. The “HER IT Journey” project is one of the company’s consistent and impactful social initiatives promoting active participation of women in technology. PAŞA Holding’s financial support has made a significant contribution to the project’s implementation.
Students of "Kiber One Baku – International IT School" visited INNOLAND. The students became closely acquainted with the INNOLAND Incubation and Acceleration Center, discovering the innovation and startup ecosystem in our country. They received detailed information about the center’s goals and services, directly communicated with resident startups, asked questions, and explored real projects. As part of the visit, the children also observed the activities of the iLAB innovation laboratory, where they saw the process of turning creative ideas into prototypes.
Türkiyədən gələn iş adamları Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti yanında Vətəndaşlara Xidmət və Sosial İnnovasiyalar üzrə Dövlət Agentliyinin "İnnovasiyalar Mərkəzi"nin qonağı olublar. Səfər, Kiçik və Orta Biznes Subyektləri və Klublarının Assosiasiyasının (KOBSKA) təşkilatçılığı ilə baş tutub.
Qonaqlara "İnnovasiyalar Mərkəzi"ndə startap və innovasiya ekosisteminin inkişafına göstərilən genişmiqyaslı dəstək, yeni texnologiyaların tətbiqi və innovativ layihələrin həyata keçirilməsi istiqamətində görülən işlər barədə ətraflı məlumat verilib. Xüsusilə, startapların inkişafına dəstək məqsədilə keçirilən hakatonlar, startap akselerasiya proqramları, eləcə də investorlarla keçirilən görüş və şəbəkələşmə tədbirləri vurğulanıb.
Bununla yanaşı, ali təhsil müəssisələri ilə qurulan məhsuldar əməkdaşlıqlar, eləcə də əmək bazarının tələblərinə cavab verən innovativ təlim proqramları vasitəsilə yeni ixtisaslar üzrə peşəkar kadrların hazırlanması və müasir biliklərə sahib mütəxəssislərin yetişdirilməsi məsələləri də diqqətə çatdırılıb.
Görüş çərçivəsində tərəflər qarşılıqlı maraq doğuran layihələr, ortaq iş imkanları və potensial əməkdaşlıqlar haqqında geniş müzakirələr aparıblar. Həm Azərbaycanda, həm də Türkiyədə kiçik və orta biznesin inkişafına töhfə verə biləcək gələcək əməkdaşlıq istiqamətləri də diqqət mərkəzində olub.