The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held a seminar for startuppers “From the Idea to the Funding,” which was chaired by Sandro Bolkvadze, co-founder of the 2023 Ideadrome winner Widgera. During the meeting, the trainer shared his experience both as a successful startupper and a jury member / mentor for various events and grant programmes. The startuppers received advice on validating, refining, properly formulating and presenting their ideas. In addition, they learned how...

The Communications Commission has launched the Digital Support Programme in the Municipality of Baghdati. Within the framework of the project, the Commission organised an informational meeting at Baghdati Town Hall, which was attended by representatives of the local government, administration and resource centre. During the meeting ComCom representatives provided the participants with detailed information about the programme. As part of the Digital Support Programme, residents of the target...

The Communications Commission has initiated a study to examine the barriers to the development of advanced interconnection (IP peering) services and internet exchange points (IXPs) in Georgia. The project aims to identify and eliminate the obstacles to market development in order to strengthen the competitive environment and provide consumers with an improved internet service, which will in turn strengthen the local digital ecosystem and increase Georgia's potential to become a regional digital...

Based on a complaint filed by the citizen L. Mamporia, the Communications Commission found Obieqtivi to have violated the rules on due accuracy on air, and freed the broadcaster from liability.  Specifically, the broadcaster was found to have disseminated information about L. Mamporia without maintaining due accuracy, and reported information obtained from an anonymous source as a fact without clearly informing the viewers about the anonymity of the source, which constitutes a violation of...

On 11-12 July, representatives of the Communications Commission held a working meeting with employees of the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan to coordinate broadcasting and mobile services. The meeting discussed the issues of digital television, VHF/FM and digital radio broadcasting, and land mobile services. In addition, the results of joint radio monitoring of broadcasting services were presented, according to which no harmful interference was...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held an informational meeting on media literacy with town hall employees in the municipalities of Oni, Ambrolauri, Lentekhi and Tsageri. The meetings were chaired by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Gugulashvili. Participants received detailed information about the importance of media literacy in the modern society. The meetings discussed the methods of information, persuasion and distinguishing...

Member of the Communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of the International Relations Service Nino Grdzelishvili held a meeting with Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT), Cosmas Zavazava, discussing the lengthy partnership between the Communications Commission and ITU, as well as future joint initiatives in the field of digital transformation, inclusion and development of digital skills. The meeting also discussed the activities of the Digital Regulatory...

The high-level WSIS+20 forum, dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), featured a session organised by the Communications Commission on the subject of “Using Innovation and Balancing Risks and Opportunities in the Digital Space: The Experience of Georgia.” The session was devoted to Georgia’s potential to become a digital hub, and its efforts in facilitating inclusive digital transformation. Member of the Communications...

The Communications Commission has entered into a partnership with the Millennium Innovations Awards (MIA). The awards ceremony was launched in 2014 with the support of the US Embassy, aiming to get more students interested in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). The annual contest consists of three stages. The Media Lab of the Communications Commission will help this year’s finalists to improve their projects.  Specifically, the Media Lab will provide mentorship to the...

Member of the Communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of the International Relations Service Nino Grdzelishvili took part in the high-level event WSIS+20 and AI for Good Summit in Geneva organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The event included a roundtable meeting of regulators, where Georgia was represented by Ekaterine Imedadze. The main topics of discussion were the development of 5G technology, AI regulation, cybersecurity, and digital inclusion. Ms....