News & Events
DOTSO managed by Somalia National Communication Authority (NCA)
Based on a notice published on sonic.gov.so it seems that the management of Somali ccTLD .so will be managed by a government authority body that has been formed recently. This new entity, the Somali Communication Authority will among other things manage dotso....
ICDL coming to Somalia
International Computer Driving License coming to Somalia.
Impact of massive tech outage… and what to do about it.
A massive IT outage swept the world on Friday, taking down critical systems at airports, banks, hospitals and millions of other businesses and causing widespread chaos. The problem appeared to be affecting computers using Microsoft operating systems. The outages...
Somalia is looking for WSA nominees till October 15th
Here is a chance for #Somali tech Startups to participate in a global competition. Go for it and good luck. Please share with your IT sector friends. You developed a digital solution with strong social impact in your country and want to convince your National Expert...
SDG Digital Game Changers Award – Go for it.
The 2nd edition of the SDG Digital GameChangers Award will honour organizations that are working towards rescuing the Global Goals through digital. The award ceremony will take place during SDG Digital Futures on 20 September, 2024. Submit your innovative...
Free courses and other important notices
Grow your Internet knowledge and boost your career with our selection of free moderated courses. Learning @ Internet Society empowers professionals with the knowledge they need to apply new skills and become Internet champions. This is the last cycle of courses this...
Chapter Election – updated
The following is an update to the chapter election process. The chapter has received its new license, and we are now calling for nominations, an election for new officers to lead the chapter. Therefore, please consider this and apply by 10 July. This is the second...
Girls in ICT Day 2024
The International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in April every year. To create awareness on the need for more girls and women in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Background The day is an initiative of the...
The African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2024dsss
The African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2024 will take place from 20 to 22 August 2024 at the Hilton Hotel in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). AfPIF is an annual conference that aims to promote the development of national and...
Innovative use of technology in education
As per our earlier posts, we will continue our campaign to promulgate ideas about the use technology in the education sector. As well as share with you information about Ai enabled educational material. Most of the content we are sharing here from the #unesco website....
Digital Trade Negotiations.. why is this important?
WEBCAST MAR 19 – The WTO’s Digital Trade Negotiations in the Wake of its 13th Ministerial Conference. Clion on this link to access it. I attended the following remotely on Tuesday March 19, 2024, at 11:00-12:30 EDT the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, as part...
Blockchain course competition
As discussed in earlier posts, we are encouraging students and Somali IT community to take Ai and Blockchain innovation seriously. This is a very fast developing area with a lot of protentional in many sectors. To promote this idea, we are now launching a competition....