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The chapter's position was as always to encourage the adoption of the LEOs technology. I have noticed many in the Somali ICT sector commenting on Starlink and its availability in many African countries. That is a worthwhile topic to be discussed and I will cover it in...

The 19th annual IGF meeting will be hosted in a hybrid format from 15 to 19 December in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. All online and onsite participants must register through the UN Accreditation System. It is required to create an account at this UN...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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) 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...

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....

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...