The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has trained participants of the startup idea contest “Ideadrome” in organisational management and conflict resolution. The seminar was presented by the Executive Director of the Leadership Development Institute and PCC mentor Gvantsa Barabadze, who shared her own experience with the startuppers. As part of the contest, the 5 chosen teams with the best startp ideas will spend a week working with professional mentors, discussing important...

The Communications Commission has issued a written caution to Mtavari Arkhi for unlawful product placement on air. ComCom monitored all advertising aired by Mtavari Arkhi between 27 February and 6 March 2023 and established that the programmes “Sheni Dila,” “Sheni Shuadghe” and “Mkholod Lelastan” violated both Article 691 of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, which prohibits the placement of a product in a way that exaggerates its importance, contains a...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held a meeting with representatives of target villages in the Municipality of Chokhatauri. Target locations include the villages of Bzholieti, Burnati, Vaziani, Zoti, Kokhnari, Sachamiaseri, Kvabgha, Kvemo Kheti, Chkhakaura, Khevi and Nabeghlavi. Seminars are due to start in May. Participants will learn to search for information, create and use e-mail, use Google Maps and Google Translator, share locations and use online...

The Communications Commission has trained more than 100 students of Public School N71 in Tbilisi in the safe use of the internet and fake news detection. The seminar was part of the media literacy projects “Happy Onlife” and “Truth or Fiction?” Students learned to safely navigate the online space and detect fake information in the media.  The meetings were hosted by representatives of the Media Literacy Department of the Communications Commission, Ani Gvetadze and...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has launched the 6th edition of the startup idea contest “Ideadrome.” The aim of the contest is to discover digital media startups, and to help improve, develop and realise their ideas. As part of the contest, the 5 chosen teams with the best startp ideas will spend a week working with professional mentors, discussing important topics such as validating the idea, creating a prototype and a business model, team management, dealing with...

Communications Commission member Ekaterine Imedadze discussed the development of the telecom sector and the existing challenges in the industry during the online discussion titled “Georgia and Digital Transformation.” Together with ICT Cluster board member and Digital Transformation Georgia c-founder Davit Kiziria, she reviewed the trends in the telecom sector that have the potential to affect both the industry and the wider society. Furthermore, she explored Georgia’s...

The Media School of the Communications Commission has hosted a seminar for journalists and journalism students, titled “What is Europe?” the seminar was led by Rusudan Gorgiladze – former research fellow at the Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Regional Director for Eastern Europe at the Harvard Alumni Association. Earlier she was part of the state delegation working on EU-Georgia partnership and cooperation. The two-day seminar involved...

The Digital Support Programme of the Communications Commission continues in the municipality of Kobuleti. Another 100 people in the villages of Khutsubani and Achkvistavi have been trained in digital literacy and the safe use of the internet. The programme was launched in the target villages of Kobuleti on February 7, and it already has more than 550 trained beneficiaries as of today. With the help of specialists, participants learned how to search for information, create and use e-mail, use...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission has trained more than 100 people in the villages of Masaura, Korolistavi, Kedkedi, Acharisaghmarti, Kveda Chkhuneti and Zeda Chkhuneti in the Municipality of Khelvachauri in the safe use of the internet. The programme was launched in Khelvachauri on February 13, and already has more than 500 trained beneficiaries as of today. With the help of specialists, participants learned how to search for information, create and use...

The Communications Commission has helped publish more than 10 books on telecommunications, dealing with the development of the industry and the challenges faced by telecom. The books were authored by members of the Advisory Board of the Commission.  ComCom Advisory Board member Sergo Shavgulidze has written 6 new books in Georgian language that were published in 2021-2023 with the support of the Communications Commission, the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia and...