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...

The Communications Commission and the Media Academy have announced the 9th edition of the „Truth or Fiction?” contest, which will be open to IX, X and XI grade students from 10 April until 31 May. Participants are required to identify fake news in Georgian media space (internet, television and printed media) that had not yet been confirmed as inaccurate. The students have to explain how they identified the information, present the relevant source and establish real facts surrounding...

The Digital Support Programme of the Communications Commission continues in the municipality of Kobuleti. Another 100 people in the villages of Kakuti, Skura, Chakhati, Khutsubani, Kokhi, Leghva and Zeniti 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 already has more than 450 trained beneficiaries as of today. With the help of specialists, participants learned how to search for...

Based on the complaints brought by Magticom, Silknet, Akhali Kselebi and the Central Georgian Communications Corporation, the Communications Commission found Media Rights Georgia, Teleimedi, Mtavari Arkhi, TV Pirveli, POSTV, Formula and Media Holding to have violated Article 7 of the Law of Georgia on Competition, which prohibits agreements that are designed to restrict competition (so-called cartel agreements). The broadcasters were fined a symbolic sum of GEL 100 each due to this being the...

The Communications Commission has begun public consultations with a view to organising an auction for the installation of  5G internet. The purpose of public consultations is to give all stakeholders the opportunity to express their opinion about the terms of the auction before its announcement. The auction will include 23 lots of 700, 3400-3700 and 2600 MHz frequency bands. Additionally, an 800 MHz band will be auctioned off. 5G is the new generation of wireless internet technology that...