DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT “AZERBAIJAN - 2020: OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE” Project in regions of Azerbaijan, and in this connection, additional social mechanisms (rise in allowances and wages, allocation of service apartments, etc.) will be created and applied. By 2020, training and appropriate sports bases will be created for republican sports federations, sports clubs (professional clubs) and children’s and youth sports schools. Work to strengthen the logistical base of physical training and sports institutions will continue, while staff training will improve and the social protection of specialists working in this sphere will strengthen. 8. The improvement of legislation and strengthening of institutional potential In order to achieve the goals stipulated by the concept, consistent measures will be carried out to improve the legislation and strengthen the appropriate institutional potential. In improving the legislation, the principle of effective state regulation, which ensures healthy competition in market economy conditions, will be taken as a basis. The improvement of the business environment and priorities of bringing the national legislative basis in line with the requirements of the international trade system will be the focus of attention, while executive discipline and the supervisory system will be strengthened in order to ensure the supremacy of the law. Legislation will be improved and effective measures will be taken against copyright violations, including piracy and counterfeit products. The activities of the law-enforcement agencies will be brought in line with modern requirements, while the principles of transparency and openness will be taken as a basis in their activities. The court infrastructure will be improved, these activities will include electronic services, and citizens’ right to justice will increase. Increasing citizens’ (especially those living in regions) legal awareness will always be the focus of attention. In terms of implementing the goals stipulated by the concept, the strengthening of institutional potential will include three main directions: the development of human resources in the state-owned sector, the expansion of the activities of the electronic government and the continuation of institutional reforms. The strengthening of public servants’ social protection and social security system, the expansion of the fight against corruption, the strengthening of the potential of municipalities, the training of specialized staff in the sphere of municipal administration, measures to support the activities of non-government organizations, especially in regions, will continue. 28

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