Mastering SomaliREN Services Workshop – Zone 1

We are excited to announce a comprehensive training event designed to equip ICT directors, librarians, and system administrators with the necessary skills to utilize various SomaliREN services effectively. This training program aims to empower participants to leverage the full potential of SomaliREN’s services and contribute to the advancement of research and education in Somalia.

National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) play a pivotal role in connecting universities and research institutions, enabling them to collaborate, share resources, and access a wide range of services specifically tailored for the academic and research communities. SomaliREN, as the NREN for Somalia, is dedicated to providing its member institutions with cutting-edge tools and services to enhance their research, teaching, and learning endeavors.

Participants will gain a deep understanding of the different SomaliREN services and how they can benefit your institution. Let’s explore some of the key advantages of utilizing SomaliREN services:

1. Enhanced Collaboration: SomaliREN services facilitate seamless collaboration among universities and research institutions. The services enable secure and efficient communication, data sharing, and resource exchange, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and knowledge exchange within the academic community.
2. Improved Access to Resources: SomaliREN’s services, such as the Somali Research and Education Repository (SORER) and OCW Mirror, provide universities and research institutions with easy access to a vast array of digital resources, research publications, educational materials, and open courseware. This access to a wealth of knowledge from global sources empowers researchers, educators, and students to stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in their fields.
3. Streamlined Event Management: The SomaliREN Event Management System simplifies the organization and management of workshops, conferences, and lectures. This centralized system enables efficient event planning, participant registration, abstract submission, scheduling, and seamless communication, ensuring successful and well-coordinated academic events.
4. Secure Data Transfer: SomaliREN’s Filesender service offers secure file transfer mechanisms tailored for the research and education community. This ensures the safe and reliable exchange of sensitive data, large files, and research outputs between institutions, fostering collaboration while maintaining data privacy and security.
5. Efficient Surveys and Data Collection: The Survey Tool, based on LimeSurvey, provides a simple yet powerful platform for conducting online surveys. This tool enables researchers and educators to collect valuable data from students, lecturers and other stakeholders, analyze responses, and gain insights for research, program evaluation, and decision-making processes.
6. Trusted Identity Federation: The SomaliREN Identity Federation (SIF) ensures a secure and trusted exchange of information between education and research communities, both locally and internationally. By leveraging SIF, participating institutions can streamline access control, simplify user authentication, and enable seamless collaboration across multiple platforms and services.

Full detail: https://events.somaliren.org.so/event/77