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Somali Digital Media Academy (SODMA)

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Somali Digital Media Academy (SODMA) is a non-profit educational initiative based in Somalia, dedicated to empowering youth and professionals through training in digital media, communication, and technology. The Academy promotes media literacy, digital innovation, and community development by providing practical learning, research, and collaboration opportunities across Somalia and the wider Horn of Africa.

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Organisational member Croatia

Croatian Academic and Research Network (CARNET)

Croatian Academic and Research Network – CARNET is a public institution operating within the Ministry of Science and Education in the field of digital technology and its application in education. CARNET network is a private network of the academic, scientific, and research community of the Republic of Croatia, as well as the institutions within the primary and secondary education system. CARNET provides services to primary and secondary schools, institutions from the science and higher education institutions, as well as to numerous public institutions such as certain ministries, hospitals, etc.

Organisational member France

Centre pour l’Éducation aux Médias et à l’Information (CLÉMI)

CLEMI, part of Canopé Network (Réseau Canopé), is in charge of Media and information literacy (MIL) in the French education system. CLEMI was created in 1983 with the mission to train teachers to a better knowledge of the news media system and to build children’s citizenship skills by providing tools and fostering their critical thinking of media and information. Media literacy is a crucial asset to achieve a better understanding of the world. CLEMI is in charge of teacher training on media and information literacy issues that has been integrated in French curricula.

Organisational member Netherlands

University of Groningen

The University of Groningen was founded in 1614 and has over 6.000 fte staff and 36.000 students, spread over 11 faculties. It participates in various national and international projects aiming at innovating the use of multimedia in education. The university has so far published 14 MOOCs on the Futurelearn platform. Its facilities include professional broadcasting studios and a growing number of do-it-yourself studios. In addition, the Reality Center offers highly advanced Virtual Reality (VR) facilities for research and education.