The Communications Commission has announced the fourth edition of the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?” for bachelor’s degree students. The contest, which aims to develop fact-checking and critical thinking skills, will run between 10 November and 10 December.  Participants are required to identify fake news in the media space (internet, television and printed media) that had not yet been confirmed as inaccurate. Using the format of their choice, the students...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has identified the winners of the startup idea contest “Ideadrome,” which aims to discover innovative digital media startups and help them realise their ideas. The contest ad a prize fund of GEL 10,000. The jury panel selected the Widgera platform as the winner of the contest. The platform helps users create multifunctional sites and apps without experience. The second place went to the innovative platform FlexUP, which facilitates job...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission hosted a two-day seminar for TV cameramen, chaired by the Reuters reporter Davit Chkhikvishvili. During the seminar, Davit shared his experience, which includes many years of covering protests, wars and numerous other domestic and international events. As part of the meeting, the cameramen got acquainted with the technique of telling a story with one shot, planning the filming; choosing the proper lighting, focus and composition; and stress...

“Starlink’s high-speed internet is now available in Georgia,” Elon Musk has stated. The Communications Commission issued authorisation to Starlink in July 2022. Based on the terms of authorisation, SpaceX will use its Starlink satellite network to provide broadband internet services in Georgia. Starlink is one of the world’s leading satellite broadband systems that provides access to fast broadband internet across the world, including in places where access to internet...

The Communications Commission concluded the Global Media and Information Literacy Week with a summary conference, with the objective of sharing the strategic vision of media literacy and successful international examples, and discussing the challenges in this field. Chairman of the Communications Commission Kakha Bekauri opened the conference and summarised the events held during the Global Media and Information Literacy Week. He emphasised the importance of media literacy in the development of...

Within the framework of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the Communications Commission invited leading international digital and media literacy expert, founder of the Media Education Lab and author of 12 books on media research and education, Professor Renee Hobbs, to Georgia. During the public lecture for university students held at the Tbilisi State University, Renee Hobbs explained the importance of media literacy to the audience. The hybrid meeting was attended by a total of...

Within the framework of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the Media Lab of the Communications Commission held a media literacy hackaton for young people, which aimed to identify media literacy-related challenges and innovative ways of resolving them. 10 teams took part in the hackathon. With the help of professional trainers and mentors, they developed business projects on the issues of ed-tech, protection against fake news and access to information. The Communications Commission...

As part of the Global Media Literacy Week, the Communications Commission organised a presentation for teachers of the new “Hello Ruby” textbook by author and European Commission’s digital ambassador Linda Liukas. The meeting was attended by up to 80 teachers from various regions of Georgia. The new textbook consists of 4 volumes. Georgia is the second country where the new textbook has been translated and published by ComCom. It will be used by 80 schools across the country to...

ComCom member Ekaterine Imedadze took part in the international business forum on innovations organised by the Kutaisi International University (KIU), where she talked about the Commission’s role in the development of digital technologies. The main theme of the forum was “Digital Transformation: A New Vision of Education for the Future.” The goal of the event was to promote entrepreneurship and innovation in the education sector.  The forum included panel discussions on...

As part of the Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the Communications Commission marked Media Literacy Day in schools throughout Georgia by organising various activities to develop critical thinking among teenagers. During the Media Literacy Day, teachers and students discussed the topic of fake news and its harmful effects. In addition, cognitive activities such as the preparation of informative banners and videos, group assignments, film screenings, discussions and simulation games...