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'''Said Zazai (سعید ځاځی)''' is an IT Technologist who has been active in the field both professionally and academically for over 15 years. Said holds a Master’s in Business (MBA) Degree, specializing in Management of Information Systems, from Canada’s leading Business school, the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Said’s specializations also include Computer Server Infrastructure, software localization, e-government and Internet Governance.

'''Said Zazai''' is an IT Technologist who has been active in the field both professionally and academically for over 15 years. Said holds a Master’s in Business (MBA) Degree, specializing in Management of Information Systems, from Canada’s one of leading Business school, the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. Said’s specializations also include Computer Server Infrastructure, software localization, e-government and Internet Governance.

Said has worked in different international contexts, including Canada, the Middle East and Afghanistan. He has been engaged in working with various industries, including the government, oil & gas, financial sector and retail. He has worked in multi-national corporate environments including Hewlett Packard Canada and the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations in the United Arab Emirates.

Said has worked in different international contexts, including Canada, the Middle East and Afghanistan. He has been engaged in working with various industries, including the government, oil & gas, financial sector and retail. He has worked in multi-national corporate environments including Hewlett Packard Canada and the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations in the United Arab Emirates.

Said is an avid supporter of strong community mobilization for ICT sector development at national and global level. While working as the ICT Advisor to the Minister of Finance in Afghanistan, Said co-founded the National Information Technology Professionals Association (NITPAA), a technology civil society in Afghanistan. He was the first president of NITPAA in the year 2015 and is serving the board ever since. Said has also been actively contributing to the field of Internet Governance in Afghanistan since 2014.

Said is an avid supporter of strong community mobilization for ICT sector development at national and global levels. While working as the ICT Advisor to the Minister of Finance in Afghanistan, Said co-founded the [[National Information Technology Professionals Association]] (NITPAA), a technology civil society in Afghanistan. He was the first president of NITPAA in the year 2015 and is serving the board ever since. Said has also been actively contributing to the field of Internet Governance in Afghanistan since 2014.

Said has participated in a number of regional and global Internet Governance events, including;

Said has participated in a number of regional and global Internet Governance events, including;

* ICANN 59 Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa

* ICANN 59 Meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa

* Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 in Joao Pessoa, Brazil

* Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2015 in Joao Pessoa, Brazil

Said has organized a number of events for NITPAA in Kabul as part of national civil society capacity building, these included;

Said has organized a number of events for NITPAA in Kabul as part of national civil society capacity building, these include;

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