Head of Legal Support Group of the Communications Commission, Levan Maisuradze, was elected to the committee of experts on empowerment of content creators and users of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society of the Council of Europe (CDMSI) with 31 votes. Expert committees are composed of independent international experts and national experts from member states of the Council of Europe. Only 7 out of the 46 member states are represented in CDMSI. Expert committees are...

International media literacy expert, Professor Renee Hobbs assessed media literacy activities in Georgia as successful. In an interview with 42°Parallel, the expert spoke in detail about the importance of media literacy, highlighting the challenges facing the children, parents and teachers in this regard. “Georgia has made progress with regards to media literacy and tackling what we call the ‘fake new crisis’: the spreading of disinformation and Russian propaganda...

The Communications Commission hosted a meeting with representatives from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg) and Euro-Mediterranean Regulators Group (EMERG). The meeting took place within the framework of three-way partnership between ITU, EaPeReg and EMERG. Its purpose was to discuss examples from different countries, identify challenges and set future plans with regards to the implementation of the digital...

Within the framework of the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, the Communications Commission trained bachelor’s degree students of Business and Technology University and European University in fact-checking and fake news detection using BBC Academy materials. The meetings were chaired by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representatives Tamar Karbaia and Mariam Bibilashvili, who explained the terms of the contest and the issues relating to the submission process to the...

The Communications Commission, with the support of the European Commission, organised the 22nd plenary meeting of the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators' Network (EaPeReg) in Georgia to summarise the activities of EaPeReg and its expert groups during the past year, as well as to elect the EaPeReg Chair and Vice-Chair for 2004.  The meeting began with an opening speech by ComCom member and EaPeReg Chair Ekaterine Imedadze, who talked about the projects implemented...

Within the framework of the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, the Communications Commission trained bachelor’s degree students of Black Sea University and Ilia State University in media literacy. The meetings were chaired by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Bibilashvili, who explained the terms of the contest and the issues relating to the submission process to the youngsters. Students used BBC Academy materials to enhance their knowledge about...

The Communications Commission hosted a working meeting with the Chairman of the Irish Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) and current EaPeReg Vice-Chairman Robert Mourik in order to enhance mutual cooperation.  The opening statements were made by ComCom member Ekaterine Imedadze and ComReg Chairman Robert Mourik. Afterwards, Head of the Competition and Market Regulation Department Eka Sichinava and Head of Technology and Spectrum Department Sandro Karumidze told the guests...

Communications Commission member Ekaterine Imedadze and Director General of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority of UAE (TDRA), H.E. Majed Sultan Al Mesmar, signed a cooperation agreement to deepen the cooperation between ComCom and TDRA, and facilitate the sharing of experience.  The memorandum was signed during the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) in Dubai, where ComCom representatives learned about TDRA’s innovative digital management...

Within the framework of the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, the Communications Commission trained bachelor’s degree students of Tbilisi State University and Sokhumi State University in fact-checking and fake news detection using BBC Academy materials. The meetings were chaired by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representatives Tamar Karbaia and Nino Machavariani, who explained the terms of the contest and the issues relating to the submission process to the youngsters....

ComCom member Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of International Relations Nino Grdzelisvili took part in the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-23) in Dubai, where they held meetings with representatives of the regulatory authorities of Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and UAE to establish cooperation. During the event, ComCom representatives presented the Commission’s activities, main priorities and ongoing projects to the participants. Afterwards, the parties explored cooperation...