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Opening ceremony of the International Cyber ​​Summer School held

The opening ceremony of the next International Cyber ​​Summer School was held at the “Bilgah” Recreation Center of the State Security Service (SSS) On July 15.

The event, traditionally held every year, was attended by leading employees of the State Security Service, State Service of Special Communication and Information Security, the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport, the Ministry of Education, rectors of the country's leading universities, representatives of the Association of Azerbaijan Cyber ​​Security Organizations and other relevant organizations, as well as project participants, teenagers and youth. The purpose of organizing the summer school, which will last until July 21 and will be conducted by local and foreign experts, is to identify and bring together teenagers with knowledge, skills and special enthusiasm for cyber security inside and outside the country, as well as to support them to grow as specialized experts in the field of cyber security.

First, the participants of the event watched the technology exhibition on the territory of the “Bilgah” Recreation Center.

After the event was declared open with the playing of the National Anthem, a video showing the most interesting moments of the last year's “Cyber ​​Camp - 2021” summer school was demonstrated.

Later, the head of the State Service of Special Communication and Information Security, Ilgar Musayev, deputy minister of the Ministry of Digital Development and transport, Farid Ahmadov,  rector of the Baku Higher Oil School, Elmar Gasimov, leading employees of the State Security Service and the  Ministry of Education, as well as the representatives of relative foreign structures delivered speeches to the participants of the event about the importance of summer school to teenagers in cybersecurity, information security, programming, artificial intelligence and etc. talked about the wide opportunities that open up before them to broaden their horizons in the fields, about the importance of acquiring the necessary literacy and skills for young people to combat cybercrime. The participation of teenagers from foreign countries in this year's event was especially emphasized, and confidence was expressed that the summer school will make important contributions to increasing the intellectual level of young people, improving their innovative thinking and conducting knowledge exchange among them.

At the end of the opening ceremony, the participants of the event were presented with a cultural programme.