News & Events
Online security webinar
Online security is a major issue facing the ICT industry. The recent webinar Mohamed Wairah and the Chapter founder Mohamed Ibrahim delivered recently covered many aspects of all issues related to the internet space, focusing on online businesses. The role of security...
Girls in ICT – Somalia
The focus in Somalia on the 28th of April was on the political situation, however, a few people managed to take part in the Girls in ICT and joined us via online event. The Zoom recording will be made available soon via Youtube and will also be included in one of the...
Girls in ICT 2022
We hope to see many Somali girls in the ICT sector participate in the International Girls in ICT day 2022. This year, it will be celebrated on 28 April. There are many activities taking place around the world, and we would like to encourage you all to follow these...
Lahaansho and Somali Artists
Somali artists are joining the world of NFTs. And the Internet Society Chapter of Somalia is excited to collaborate with and support this new initiative. The main objective of Lahaansho which was launched a month ago is to support Somali artists to gain global...
Safer Internet Day
The Internet Society Somali Chapter Celebrates Safer Internet Day, Feb 8. More on this please visit the website https://www.saferinternetday.org/ or just click here .
Happy and productive 2022
Happy new year. We are ten years old. Coming of Age, so to speak... We are determined to re-energize the Chapter and focus on engaging the community. Covid slowed some of our projects and we have now learned to live with it. More on this and the 2022 action plan,...
NFT… opportunity for Somali artists
The ISOC Somali Chapter is working with talented young Somali artists in Somalia and abroad who are venturing into the NFT world. This is a welcome move and will help the nascent art industry in the country. It is also a good initiative that will...
Encrypt and Stay safe online
Informing the community about the advantages of encryption and how to stay safe online. This event will cover basic and intermediate encryption knowledge focusing on online business, securing emails, data protection, and secure use of mobile phones for mobile money...
Mobile money enabled aid delivery
Somalia is one country that has been transformed by the emergence of mobile money. In 2017, according to the the World Bank, it is estimated more than 70% of the Somali population over the age of 16 use mobile money services. Additionally, mobile money is the primary...
Future of Somali Chapter
The Somali Chapter of the Internet Society is facing a major challenge that highlights the need for ICT solutions in Somalia. Due to the Covid19 challenges and now the election processes that almost shut down all government businesses, we cannot even get our...