. ▁Based ▁on ▁concept ▁of ▁" AS AN ▁service " ▁experience , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Afghan istan ▁has ▁established ▁" As an ▁Kh ed mat " ▁public ▁service ▁center , ▁which ▁functions ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Fin ance . ▁" AS AN ▁service " ▁is ▁currently ▁research ed ▁and ▁applied ▁by ▁foreign ▁countries , ▁including ▁Alban ia , ▁Italy , ▁Est onia , ▁Republic ▁of ▁Mac ed onia , ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁others . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁launched ▁E - g overn ment ▁Development ▁Center . ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁president ial ▁Dec ree ▁No . 1 8 8 5 ▁named ▁“ About ▁e - g overn ment ▁development ▁and ▁measures ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁transition ▁to ▁digital ▁government ”. ▁The ▁service ▁tries ▁to ▁util ize ▁digital ▁techn ologies , ▁establish ▁e - g overn ment ▁to ▁make ▁state ▁services ▁operate ▁more ▁efficiently , ▁ensure ▁public ▁services ▁avail ability , ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁living ▁standards ▁of ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Actually , ▁the ▁service ▁mon itors ▁the ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁AS AN ▁Pay ment , ▁AS AN ▁Vis a , ▁AS AN ▁Wi - Fi , ▁AS AN ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁other ▁relevant ▁projects . ▁ ▁Energy ▁and ▁transport ▁policy ▁▁ ▁Il ham ▁Ali ye v ▁repeatedly ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Southern ▁Gas ▁Cor rid or ▁and ▁B aku - T bil isi - K ars ▁railway