ComCom Member Natia Kukuladze Participates in Altterbridge University Event as Part of Global Media and Information Literacy Week

Member of the Communications Commission Natia Kukuladze took part in a public lecture organised by Altterbridge University as part of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy Week. The lecture was entitled “Navigating the Information Age: Media Literacy, Online Safety and the Nordic Experience.” 

The event aimed to raise students’ awareness about media literacy, promote critical thinking and responsible information consumption, and share international experience in addressing disinformation, online violence and digital safety. During the meeting, Natia Kukuladze spoke about the role and importance of media literacy, emphasising the need to foster a critical and responsible audience. 

The event also featured Marika Kurdadze, Programme Manager and Head of the Gender Programme at the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office in Georgia, and Dr Maarit Jaakkola, Co-Director of the Nordic Centre for Media Studies (Nordicom) at the University of Gothenburg, Associate Professor in the Department of Journalism, Media and Communication at the same university, and a member of the Europe and North America Regional Chapter of the UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Alliance. Marika Kurdadze discussed the risks of gender-based violence facilitated by technology and ways to prevent it, while Maarit Jaakkola shared Finland’s and the wider Nordic region’s experience in media and information literacy with the students. The meeting was interactive. 

The Global Media and Information Literacy Week is an international UNESCO initiative aimed at raising awareness of the importance of media literacy and fostering cooperation among government institutions, educational organisations, civil society, the private sector and citizens. The Communications Commission joined the initiative for the sixth consecutive year.