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IoT awareness campaign – Video
Here is a video summarising some of the issues discussed during the IoT awareness campaign. There are booklets available for those who cannot access the online version. Please email abdirizak@isoc.so for more information and hardcopy of the booklet. [video width="640"...
October…Somali ICT month!
October should be named Somali ICT Month... wonderful news! The ICT Exhibition and now the Mogadishu tech summit. See https://mogadishutechsummit.com/ This is a good start, therefore, we should all encourage and congratulate those who achieved this. Of course, there...
Internet connectivity and security challenges in Somalia
There are many positive ICT related initiatives taking place in Mogadishu. The ICT exhibition and Mogadishu Tech Summit etc. Even REN reported that Improved Internet access connects Somali students to each other and global knowledge (See link below). This is all good...
The 2018 Africa Summit on Women and Girls in Technology
See the program here.... and enjoy it. Here is the URL... http://webfoundation.org/docs/2018/09/EN_ASWGT-Program-Update-Aug-2018.pdf https://webfoundation.org/africasummit/
IoT Awareness campaign in Mogadishu starts today….
The Somali Chapter of Internet Society launches the IoT awareness campaign today... see details below.
One Web Day….
One Web Day, was held today on September 22. This global event is aimed at giving all participants in this unprecedented turn in human evolution that is the Internet a chance not only to celebrate it, but also to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining the...
Lessons from ITU Asia-Pacific COE on DLT (Blockchain) EcoSystem and Decentralisation
ITU Asia Pacific CoE Training on Distributed Ledger Technologies (Blockchain) Ecosystem and Decentralization..3-6 September 2018, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Bangkok Mohamed Ibrahim looking forward to a vibrant Somali ICT sector... also looking back to a world he...
Lessons from the Pacific Communities at APrIGF Vanuatu
Taking place the first time in Pacific, APrIGF Vanuatu 2018 has during 13-16 August 2018. 300+ attendees in total from around the region with 26% of the attendees from government stakeholder and 21% from private sector. The Hon. Prime Minister Charlot Salwai of...
IoT awareness project
he Somali Chapter of the Internet Society (ISOC-SO) will soon conduct workshops and distribute a booklet on IoT - its advantages and more importantly its inherent security problems. The objective here is to raise awareness among ICT hardware users and traders who...
Somtech and isoc.so partnership
Partnership between Som-tech.net and isoc.so will help strengthen collaboration between the two entities who are both working in developing the Somali ICT sector. All members of the Somali Chapter of the internet society now have an email acct that they can use for...
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