Digiway (Georgia) is a non-profit (non-commercial) legal entity, which participates in international projects. It should be noted that its founder and members are actively involved in EU-funded projects. A legal representative of Digiway is Dr Ia Mosashvili and Co-founder Dr Salome Oniani.
The company “Digiway” ‘s main goals are European and local projects. Activities are connected to the exchange of the best practices within the partner organizations as well as conducting training by way of digitalization of processes, planning and organizing innovative events, and design and implementation of digital tools. Digiway interests are the following: developing and implementing the principles of gamification in any area of teaching and training, designing an ICT environment, using video materials for a practical way of teaching and training, and using mobile games for achieving specific competencies. The founders of Digiway are actively participating in EU projects together with Georgian Universities and other organizations. They’re experts in ICT with high practical skills in digitalization.
Dr. Ia Mosashvili is one of the leading in STEM, who implemented cutting-edge courses in Digital Design and Embedded Systems in Georgia. In 2008-2010 she studied at the Kaiserslautern Technical University in Germany with the funding of the Volkswagen Foundation, after which she implemented the studied courses in Georgia. She organized the digital systems and remote laboratories. Since 2016, after completing a training course in the United States, she has been teaching Computer Engineering and Computer Science courses at San Diego State University (Georgia).
Dr. Ia Mosashvili collaborates with foreign colleagues for scientific research and has published scientific articles in Georgia as well as abroad. Under the supervision of Ia Mosashvili, 6 PhD thesis are defended in the field of computer engineering, and currently she supervises 2 PhD students in the field of information systems. Under her leadership, two Georgian students prepared and defended their bachelor’s thesis at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern in Germany. Under the mentorship of Ia Mosashvili, students participate in various international events and win the prizes, including international symposiums, international student contests, science-innovation competitions (start-ups in STEM).
Since 2008 Dr. Ia Mosashvili has been involved in international programs and so far, she has implemented the EU and USA projects. She is currently the coordinator of 2 grant projects of Erasmus +, as well as the coordinator (Georgia) of the scientific grant “European Cooperation in Science and Technology” COST CA16226. Ia actively participates in academic staff mobility projects, she delivered the trainings and workshops in Italy, Slovakia, Greece, Turkey, Armenia. In 2018, she received the National Award for Vocational Education in the frame of the Millennium Challenge project.
Since 2017, Ia Mosashvili has been an authorization and accreditation expert at the National Center for Education Quality Enhancement. Since 2018 she has been actively collaborating with ABET Accreditation Group (USA) in the process of preparation ABET accredited programs in Georgia. She participated in the development of joint programs with European accreditation too.
Ia Mosashvili’s teaching and scientific interests cover the following fields: Digital Systems and Digital Design, Computer Organization and Architecture, Embedded Systems, Internet of Things, Computer Systems.
Dr Salome Oniani is actively involved in scientific research and projects, both locally and internationally. She participated in the international research project COST Action, within the framework of which he obtained a STSM (Short Term Scientific Mission) grant and was on a research visit to the University of Beira Interior, where she worked on the topic: “The effectiveness of using sensors for real-time monitoring of the activity of the elderly”. She also participated in the Hackathon “Internet of Things for Furniture in Smart Habitats” held in Tallinn. Salome actively works in the direction of E-health and mHealth, where she investigates the impact of mobile technologies in terms of maintaining and/or improving health, as evidenced by the scientific articles she has published on this topic. Salome has published 9 scientific papers in Scopus and co-authored two Springer book chapters covering contemporary advances and challenges in mHealth. In addition, she actively works to deepen the STEM direction in schools and participates in international projects such as “Artificial Intelligence (AI) Clubs for Schools”, “TechGirls Georgia” and “Development of youth coding and tech entrepreneurial club networks”. In the mentioned projects, she developed the curriculum, and training materials in Georgian language and conducted relevant pieces of training for both school teachers and school students. In 2022, she was included in the Forbes Georgia 30 Under 30 list of winners in the science category.
In 2022, Salome Oniani was awarded the Alexander Kartvelishvili scholarship in the field of engineering and technology within the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia scholarship for young scientists.
In 2023, she received a scientific grant for young scientists from the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia on the topic: Improving modern methods of restoring the electrical properties of high-speed electronic devices and components.
Today, Salome is technology programs development coordinator and co-head of computer science bachelor program at Alte University