Azerbaijan is accelerating its national transition toward artificial intelligence–driven governance, with new projects aimed at reshaping employment services, disability assessment, and social policy.
The initiatives were announced during the international conference “SOCGOV 2025: Artificial Intelligence for Humanity and Transformation” held in Baku.
AI in Disability and Employment Systems
Labor and Social Protection Minister Anar Aliyev said the ministry is developing an AI-based advisory mechanism for the country’s disability assessment subsystem. The system is expected to speed up decision-making and ensure greater transparency and objectivity.
Aliyev noted that AI will also be used to design personalized employment, rehabilitation, and reintegration programs, in line with the country’s Artificial Intelligence Development Strategy for 2025–2028.
Ninety percent of labor contracts in Azerbaijan are already digital, and AI will now be integrated into DOST service centers and call operations to improve efficiency and accuracy.
Labor Market Transformation
Ulvi Mehdiyev, head of the State Agency for Citizen Services and Social Innovations, said AI and the green transition are fundamentally reshaping the global labor market.
Citing a World Economic Forum report, he noted that while automation may eliminate over 90 million jobs, it will create nearly 170 million new ones, demanding new skills and digital literacy.
Legal and Ethical Framework
Parliament’s Labor and Social Policy Committee chairman Musa Guliyev called for a robust legal framework to govern AI use nationwide, stressing that technology should serve human development and remain under public oversight.
UN and International Cooperation
UN Resident Coordinator Vladanka Andreeva pledged that the UN will support Azerbaijan in turning AI into a driver of inclusive and green growth, warning that “artificial intelligence must narrow, not widen, the digital divide.”
Regional and Institutional Partnerships
Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Labor Ahmet Aydin highlighted the two countries’ cooperation in digital transformation and AI governance, saying future states “must be both technological and human-centered.”
KOBİA Chairman Orkhan Mammadov announced plans to introduce an AI business analytics system to support small and medium-sized enterprises, while the Innovation and Digital Development Agency (IRIA) confirmed it is assessing government agencies’ readiness for AI adoption and developing new internationally aligned AI standards.
Toward a Digital Future
Kenan Akbarov, head of the DOST Digital Innovation Center, said Azerbaijan plans to implement AI solutions in employment matching to optimize communication between employers and job seekers, while also applying AI tools to health evaluations and disability determinations.
Panelists from Norway, Turkey, and Kazakhstan added that AI is emerging as a core force of socio-economic transformation, especially in healthcare and digital entrepreneurship.
