In 2004, A. Abbasov was appointed as the Minister of Communications and Information Technologies of the Republic of Azerbaijan. He played a special role in accelerating Azerbaijan's transition process into information society; creation of the digital economy; implementation of new technologies and e-government solutions; development of broadband network services and human resources for ICT in the country. Abbasov heads national and regional projects such as “Trans-Eurasian Super Information Highway” (TASIM), “Regional Innovation Zone”, “Azerspace” - the first national satellite operator, etc. He is a full member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, the International Informatization Academy and International Telecommunication Academy, member of Broadband Commission for Digital Development under Secretary General of UN, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
