Mohammad N Azizi
Mohammad Najeeb Azizi is an accomplished policymaker, regulator, technology economist and social development expert with a long track record of achievements with the UN, USAID, World Bank, Government and academic institutions. Dr. Azizi has all round experiences ___ he has served over the last two decades in multiple senior management and strategic positions in public and private sectors with achievements in education, logistics, finance, energy, ICT and public sector reforms. Currently serving as Professor of Public Policy and Political Economy.Dr. Azizi is a development expert with interests in regional development, political affairs, war and peace economy, democracy, fragile states, tech economics, international affairs and ICT. He has also taught at American University of Afghanistan, Bakhtar University and Kabul University. He was Fellow at Stanford University. He also received the Distinguished Scholarship award from the Japanese Ministry of Science and has received Fellowships from Asia Pacific Telecommunity (APT), the International Telecom Union (ITU) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). He has led a number of national programs and has particularly contributed with the design and implementation of initiatives by the World Bank, USAID, UN Agencies in the areas of public sector reforms, ICT for development, nation building, education and financial management. Dr. Azizi is a social worker and spends his time with the charity projects. In particular he actively engages in fundraising initiatives during the disasters. He completed his term last year as a Chairman of Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority - ATRA (ATRA is equivalent to FCC in the US). Dr. Azizi has been a professor at Afghanistan University, where he teaches courses of economic development, Islamic economics, public finance, political economy and Afghanistan economy. His recent consultancies as Lead Researcher were with the non-profit sector for the studies titled: 1. People Perception on the Peace Process in Afghanistan 2. A House Divided. Currently, Dr. Azizi is serving the International Telecom Union (ITU) as Expert on ICT Connectivity. Dr. Azizi has been featured on the Fox News, Aljazeera, CNN, BBC, VOA and in the local electronic and print media.
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To realize this, the region needs to expand existing and develop new commercial optical fiber “transit” routes through South and Central Asia, thereby increasing access, capacity and revenues within the region. Commercial optical capacity supporting international carriers between Asia and Europe are heavily dependent on undersea fiber cables routed through the Red Sea and across Egypt. The exposure of these routes to accidental cuts, sabotage, and political instability has demonstrated their vulnerabilities time and time again, particularly off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt.
The continued demand from commercial bandwidth providers between the Far East and Europe is driving interest in seeking new and diverse routes between the regions. Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia provide viable transit routes that are attractive to the multinational Tier-1 operators and will generate lower-cost access, increased revenue and greater domestic penetration as routes through the region are exploited. Tier-1 carriers believe there are no signs of a looming collapse in demand for long-haul capacity. They note that as broadband, particularly mobile broadband, becomes commonplace around the world, access capacity required by end-users will continue to grow. According to Cisco Systems, monthly global mobile data traffic will increase 7-fold from 2016 to 2021 reaching 49 Exabytes/month. Increased bandwidth at the local level will lead to more demand for long-haul capacity.
However, few scholarly works exist on the political economy in general and on the historical economic performances and policies in detail. Drawing upon immense and varied literature, the purpose of this paper is to analyze and describe historical and social changes, economic structures and strategies of Afghanistan with a detailed account of (i) political vision, (ii) institutional reforms, (iii) economic agendas, and (iv) development progress in the light of economic development theory and
practice. We conclude that being provided right policies and firm political determination, Afghanistan has the potential to become a more developed country in the short span of time.
in most human development indicators is not at par with its neighbours in South Asia.
The road to graduation from the LDC status for Afghanistan is riddled with challenges. Extreme poverty remains widespread and economic growth continues to be uneven, fragile
and vulnerable to shocks. The country’s share in regional and world trade is negligible, with exports heavily dependent on a handful of primary products. As a result, the country has not been able to benefit from the global and the regional growth. The country is heavily dependent on donors’ support to meet its development as well as regular expenditures. However, donor support is expected to decline with the security transition to Afghan forces, which could severely limit the government’s ability to support socio-economic development.
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To realize this, the region needs to expand existing and develop new commercial optical fiber “transit” routes through South and Central Asia, thereby increasing access, capacity and revenues within the region. Commercial optical capacity supporting international carriers between Asia and Europe are heavily dependent on undersea fiber cables routed through the Red Sea and across Egypt. The exposure of these routes to accidental cuts, sabotage, and political instability has demonstrated their vulnerabilities time and time again, particularly off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt.
The continued demand from commercial bandwidth providers between the Far East and Europe is driving interest in seeking new and diverse routes between the regions. Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia provide viable transit routes that are attractive to the multinational Tier-1 operators and will generate lower-cost access, increased revenue and greater domestic penetration as routes through the region are exploited. Tier-1 carriers believe there are no signs of a looming collapse in demand for long-haul capacity. They note that as broadband, particularly mobile broadband, becomes commonplace around the world, access capacity required by end-users will continue to grow. According to Cisco Systems, monthly global mobile data traffic will increase 7-fold from 2016 to 2021 reaching 49 Exabytes/month. Increased bandwidth at the local level will lead to more demand for long-haul capacity.
However, few scholarly works exist on the political economy in general and on the historical economic performances and policies in detail. Drawing upon immense and varied literature, the purpose of this paper is to analyze and describe historical and social changes, economic structures and strategies of Afghanistan with a detailed account of (i) political vision, (ii) institutional reforms, (iii) economic agendas, and (iv) development progress in the light of economic development theory and
practice. We conclude that being provided right policies and firm political determination, Afghanistan has the potential to become a more developed country in the short span of time.
in most human development indicators is not at par with its neighbours in South Asia.
The road to graduation from the LDC status for Afghanistan is riddled with challenges. Extreme poverty remains widespread and economic growth continues to be uneven, fragile
and vulnerable to shocks. The country’s share in regional and world trade is negligible, with exports heavily dependent on a handful of primary products. As a result, the country has not been able to benefit from the global and the regional growth. The country is heavily dependent on donors’ support to meet its development as well as regular expenditures. However, donor support is expected to decline with the security transition to Afghan forces, which could severely limit the government’s ability to support socio-economic development.