Roi Shillo

Roi has over 15 years experience in the technology field, he has initiated and lead ITCommunities, regional organization which operates in the Middle East and Africa to improve the collaboration and communication in civil society organizations. ITCommunities has representation in many countries and working widely to utilize better IT Solutions for local organization through training and empowering local individuals.

Roi achieved Bachelor’s degrees in Management and Computer Science and today he is studying for a Master degree specialize in technology tools and their effects on the learning environment and has been publishing academic articles about the way social networks effects social identification. He has been awarded twice as a Dean award.

Roi has been an entrepreneur for as long as he can remember. Management of innovative projects is his foremost hobby, as demonstrated by his favorite motto: “The greatest initiatives are those that contribute most significantly to the community”.

Empowering communities and utilizing IT Solutions for Global Challenges was always part of his vision and motivation and exactly the things he would like to do when he grows up.

• Next Generation Leadership - Shaping the Internet

  • ISOC - Internet Society
  • November 2012

• Facilitative Leadership

  • Interaction Institute for Social Change
  • May 2011

• Cisco Certified Network Associate

  • CISCO
  • July 2007 to July 2010

• CompTIA A+

  • CompTIA
  • July 2006 to July 2009

• • 15 IT Related Courses (UML, XML, Oracle, ASP, Design Patterns...) | IDF

• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

  Compedia

  • Azure for Developers

• English

• Hebrew

1. IT Strategy
2. Global Collaboration
3. Social Networking
4. Open Source
5. Web 2.0
6. Program Management
7. Team Building
8. Community Building
9. Distance Learning
10. Collaboration Solutions
11. Communities Of Practice
12. Educational Technology
13. Technology Planning
14. Intercultural Communication
15. Community of Practice
16. Management
17. Web Development
18. Entrepreneurship
19. Start-ups
20. Teaching
21. Social Entrepreneurship
22. Social Media
23. Software Development
24. Nonprofits
25. System Architecture
26. Software Design
27. Product Management
28. Software Engineering
29. Networking
30. SaaS
31. Software Project Management
32. Cloud Computing
33. Agile Methodologies
34. Web Applications
35. Integration
36. Mobile Devices
37. Object Oriented Design
38. Security
39. Cisco Technologies
40. Content Management

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• Caught in the Net – The Influence of Social Network Sites on Social Identification with Informal Education Program

  • Roi Shilo, Avner Caspi
  • February 17, 2010
  Authors: Roi Shillo, Avner Caspi

  This study tested the influence of Social Network Site (e.g., Facebook) usage on social identification with informal education program. It was suggested that by using social network, the in-group identification becomes more central for the individual, regarding the educational program and the immediate group members. 607 participants of an after school educational youth program answered a questionnaire. The results confirmed that utilizing social network sites increased social identification.

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Honors and Awards:

2011 - Open University's Dean Award for excellence
2009 - Open University's Dean Award for excellence.


World Youth Summit Award (Category: CREATE YOUR CULTURE!) one of the Top 5 projects through Teachers without Borders and Youth For Habitat organization.