Communications Commission member Ivane Makharadze assessed the current environment in the media and telecom sector in Georgia during the meeting of the 4th thematic group of the sub-committee on economic and sectoral cooperation of the Georgia-EU Association held in Brussels. The meeting aimed to summarise the results achieved by Georgia with regards to integration into the European Union in the fields such as information society, audio-visual and media sector, science and technology,...

The Communications Commission held a public lecture on the subject of 5G at the Business and Technology University to raise awareness among young people about the field of telecommunications. The public meeting was chaired by the ComCom Head of Technology and Spectrum Department Sandro Karumidze, who summarised the advantages of 5G technology, its distinguishing features from the already implemented technologies, current global trends and the prospects for Georgia in this field. Students also...

The Communications Commission has issued a written caution to “Cloud Nine” for providing services in violation of the law. Specifically, as a result of the monitoring carried out by ComCom, it was established that the company which receives internet services from “Cloud Nine” is distributing copyright-infringing websites such as adjaranet.to, adjaranet.com and imovies.cc.  In June 2023, the Communications Commission informed “Cloud Nine” about the...

Representative of the Department of Media Literacy Development of the Communications Commission Mariam Bibilashvili took part in the meeting of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Working group on Child Online Protection. Within the framework of the meeting, she presented the projects implemented by ComCom in the field of online protection of children.  The Communications Commission aims to raise awareness about media literacy in society and develop the necessary skills...

Member of the Communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze, together with the economic advisor at the U.S. Embassy Emily Bally, opened the Connectivity Solutions event. In the opening part of the event, Ekaterine Imadedze drew attention to the importance of the meeting and noted that it is particularly interesting and valuable to share the experience of American colleagues about the important projects and initiatives that are implemented in the field of eliminating digital inequality and...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission hosted a two-day seminar for journalists and journalism students. The seminar was chaired by journalist Maka Antidze, who shared her experience in reporting economic and business news. Participants also learned about the methods of preparing and recording interviews. Maka Antidze has 25 years of experience working for the Reuters agency, where she was the senior correspondent and head of the Caucasus Bureau, covering events both within and...

Head of the Media Lab of the Communications Commission Rusudan Chachanidze and startup project and acceleration manager Luka Kakabadze trained the participants of “Nasa Space Apps Challenge” – a hackathon organised by Startup Büro and GITA – in prototyping. During the meeting, participants familiarised themselves with the planning and implementation stages of the prototyping process. They later received individual consultation regarding their startups. “Nasa...

As part of the “Media Key” project, which aims to develop critical thinking skills among teenagers, the Communications Commission held a movie screening and discussion in Mziuri for school pupils and their parents.  The screening of short animated film Zolemia was followed by a discussion on the subject of “Films as a Tool for the Development of Critical Thinking,” which was led by filmmaker Nana Samanishvili, producer and researcher Ketevan Janelidze,...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held seminars in the municipalities of Ozurgeti and Chokhatauri on the use of eAuction.ge – the electronic portal of the National Agency of State Property (NASP). The seminar was chaired by the head of the Strategic Development Department at NASP Ketevan Kiknadze. Topics of discussion included the purpose of the portal, its capabilities and the terms of use. More than 50 entrepreneurs and local government...

Communications Commission member Ekaterine Imedadze and othe ComCom representatives took part in the four-lateral summit of electronic communications regulatory bodies organised by the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC), the Euro-Mediterranean Regulators Group (EMERG), the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg), and the Latin American Forum of Telecommunications Regulators (REGULATEL). The goal of the summit was to discuss...