I just want to share some updates regarding the digital transformation efforts at the Institut des Sciences Humaines (ISH).

Recently, we secured a .edu.ml domain for the institute as a public service, thanks to the support from AGETIC. This is an important step toward strengthening the institute’s professional infrastructure, starting with proper institutional email addresses for colleagues. These addresses should improve internal and external communication while also reinforcing ISH’s academic visibility.

I am also enjoying diving back into Jekyll site generation and working again with Ruby and Markdown. The project consists of building a platform that lists past and upcoming colloquia and conferences hosted by the institute. The files and resources related to it are intended to remain openly available under GNU terms.

The platform is already online at https://evenements.ish.edu.ml, even if it still needs more content. The source code is public on GitHub.

Because I want to keep the repository open, here is the contribution workflow for anyone who would like to help:

Fork the repository: click the Fork button at the top right of the repository page. That creates a copy under your own account.

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/mkantem/events-ish.git
cd events-ish

Create a branch:

git checkout -b your-branch-name

Make your changes: improve the project, fix a bug, or add content.

Stage and commit:

git add .
git commit -m "Describe what you changed"

Push your branch:

git push origin your-branch-name

Open a pull request: go back to the original repository, create a pull request, describe your changes, and submit it.

These initiatives remain side projects alongside my main work in research, teaching, conference coordination, and grant writing. They take time, but they matter. I believe that strengthening ISH’s digital visibility and openness can also inspire other public research institutions to adapt, reuse, or freely replicate similar projects.

It is a continuous process, and although I only recently joined ISH, I intend to keep pushing it forward whenever time allows.