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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...
Status of IPV6… six years on
IPv6 has arrived. These graphs show the evolution of default protocol, v6 address types, and average bandwidth in Somalia over time. They are generated using the data collected by the ipv6-test.com connection test page, and are updated on a monthly basis. ...
Introducing Research ICT Africa
Research ICT Africa Network conducts research on ICT policy and regulation that facilitates evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social development and economic growth. Interested? visit here
Call for applications for the Sixth African School on Internet Governance now open!
Somali ICT sector Current or potential leader in the Somali ICT Sector especially those interested in internet governance forums and debates in Africa, here is your chance to deepen your understanding of the “multistakeholder” approach to internet-related policy...
Credible ID System for Somalia
When I left Somalia in 1981, it took me (or those trying to help me) 3 years to get a passport... 3 years (am not joking) and then only to get a passport with the wrong DOB, because there was age limit etc to get a passport not to mention all the other horrible...
Disruptive Technologies in Somalia
There are many interesting disruptive technologies in Somalia that are worth sharing with the world. What stops our universities and business community to open and become part of word wide globalized free word of ideas and openness. See link below for inspiration,...
ISOC.SO new office bearers
On 28th of May 2018, a new management team was elected for the Somali chapter of the internet society. The new office bearers for 2018-2020 are the following: President Mahad farah Communications & PR Director Najma Hassan Finance Director Mohamed Wairah Officer...
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