Member of the Communications Commission Natia Kukuladze took part in a meeting organised by the Georgian ICT Cluster on the subject of digital transformation and media literacy. During the meeting, she talked about the threats and challenges that accompany technological progress, highlighting the need to improve media literacy skills and mechanisms for fighting disinformation. Natia Kukuladze also informed the attendees about the role of the Commission in developing media literacy in Georgia,...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a two-day training for journalists working in different media, as well as for 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...

The 2021 annual report of the Communications Commission details the activities of the Media Academy, Media School and Media Lab, as well as the future plans of the Media Academy. Since 2021, the Academy has been headed by Shorena Shaverdashvili, who replaced Davit Kakabadze.  The Media School of the Media Academy continued to operate during the pandemic for the benefit of media managers, producers and journalists. The Media School, which was established in accordance with the Bavarian...

The 2021 annual report of the Communications Commission states that “the goal of the Commission is to get more stakeholders involved in the media literacy development process in order to strengthen media literacy in Georgia through close cooperation and coordination.” The Commission has been implementing media literacy projects for more than four years in accordance with European practices.  The online media literacy platform www.mediatsigniereba.ge was launched in...

The Communications Commission has launched a new project for children, parents and teachers titled “Media Key” – an online platform based on a Finnish model that focusses on positive content in movies and helps youngsters understand movies and cartoons. The project has been recognised by the European Commission and aims to develop critical thinking in young people through film analysis. The www.mediatsigniereba.ge platform already contains important information on...

The level of penetration on the mobile service market in Georgia is at a five-year high of 160%. There were 5.5 million mobile subscribers at the end of 2021. This means that users have more than one mobile number, indicating that they are aware of the market rates and are using different network providers for different services.  In 2021, Magticom had 42% of mobile subscribers, followed by Silknet with 33% and Beeline with 25%.  On average, Magticom customers spent GEL 10.9 on mobile...

According to the annual report of the Communications Commission for 2021, there are 3.75 million subscribers using mobile internet, representing an increase of 494,000 over the previous year. Silknet had the highest number of mobile internet subscribers last year (1.34 million), followed by Magticom (1.34 million) and Beeline (1.06 million).   The number of mobile internet users is growing each year, and is currently the equivalent of 109% of the Georgian population. On average, the...

Communications Commission member Ekaterine Imedadze took part in a session of the high-level World Summit on the Information Society Forum, titled “Enabling Environment.” In her speech, Ms Imedadze talked about the role of regulatory bodies in providing an enabling environment for the development electronic communications and media. She highlighted the need to create an adequate regulatory environment and develop the digital eco-system.  Ekaterine Imedadze also talked about the...

According to the 2021 annual report of the Communications Commission, the number of fixed broadband internet subscribers in Georgia reached 1,009,000, of whom 962,000 are natural persons. The number of subscribers increased by 41,000 (4.3%) year-on-year. 158 more villages across Georgia were using fixed internet in 2021 than in 2020.   The use of fixed broadband internet services in Georgia is growing both in terms of subscriber numbers and revenues. The subscriber density per...

The Communications Commission has published its activity report for 2021, which includes a summary of the projects implemented last year, as well as the challenges and plans for 2022. The annual report focusses on the current media environment in Georgia and the opening of the mobile and landline markets. It also provides an extensive overview of the broadcasting and electronic communications trends. The report devotes considerable attention to the activities of the Communications Commission...