InterweaveGov (2025) Interview / consultation

An interview with Orkhan Salahov, Deputy Director of Azerbaijan's DOST Digital Innovations Centre

InterweaveGov (Substack)

Ref: SRC-002-AZE-001

https://interweavegov.substack.com/p/an-interview-with-orkhan-salahov

Accessed: 3/23/2026

Summary

Key source for DOST DIC operations. Confirms 9.2M people served, 80+ institution integrations, 17 social registries, 91.5% digitisation rate, 56% proactive services, dedicated AI division, 25,000 daily assignments, 250,889 proactive payments in 2024. States chatbot interactions and call centre as key AI target areas.

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InterweaveGov (2025) 'An interview with Orkhan Salahov, Deputy Director of Azerbaijan's DOST Digital Innovations Centre', Substack.

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