Commissioner Natia Kukuladze opened a three-day event on the subject of “Competition in the Telecom Industry,” which was organised by the United States Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP). Opening speeches at the event were also made by the Political and Economic Counsellor to the U.S. Embassy Michael Honigstein, CLDP representatives Eric Wenz and Nicolette Mena, and the EU-Georgia Twinning Project advisor Justina Paulauskaite. In her opening speech, Natia Kukuladze emphasized...

The Communications Commission has trained 310 students in media literacy skills. Seminars for the primary and high school students of Public Schools N1 and N4 in Zestaponi and Public Schools N23 and N32 in Kutaisi were held as part of the “Media Economics” and “Happy Onlife” projects of the Communications Commission. As part of the “Media Economics” project, IX and X grade students obtained full information about social media funding sources. They learned...

The Communications Commission has delivered the successful Finnish children’s book series “Hello Ruby,” which has been acclaimed in 25 countries, to Public School N150 free of charge. Up to 116 primary school pupils will use the books Adventures in Coding and Journey inside the Computer, which aim to develop media literacy, critical thinking and analytical skills among the youngsters. The new textbooks were introduced to the children by the school’s IT teacher, who has...

The Media School of the Communications Commission held a two-day seminar for media representatives and journalism students on the subject of “Disinformation and Ways to Fight It.” The seminar was led by psychologist Rusudan Gorgiladze. During the seminar, participants learned about the phenomenon and different form of lies, as well as the history of information and disinformation. Rusudan Gorgiladze explained the psychological basis of this phenomenon and presented specific examples...

Primary school pupils in 11 additional schools will learn programming, computer science and code writing using the Finnish book series “Hello Ruby.” The schools in question will receive the books Adventures in Coding and Journey inside the Computer, which aim to develop media literacy, critical thinking and analytical skills among the youngsters, from the Communications Commission free of charge. Earlier today, the Commission trained around 40 teachers in using...

The Network Operators’ Forum NOG2022, co-organised by the Communications Commission and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, opened in Tbilisi. The first panel, opened by ComCom member Ekaterine Imadedze, Head of the Department of Communications, Information and Modern Technologies of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development Eka Kubusidze, and RIPE NCC Regional Engagement Manager Vahan Ovsepian, was dedicated to the challenge of international...

Internet access, development of media and information literacy in Georgia, information security, disinformation, copyright, personal data protection – these are some of the topics discussed at the 8th Internet Governance Forum (IGF2022). The event is hosted by the Communications Commission, the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and ISOC Georgia, with the institutional support of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia. The event is coordinated by the Small and...

At the Youth Internet Governance Forum in Georgia, the Communications Commission presented the projects that have been implemented for the purpose of developing media literacy in the country. ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Ani Gvetadze delivered a speech on the subject of “Disinformation in Online Space and Ways of Combatting It,” highlighting the importance of media literacy skills in dealing with the threat of disinformation. During the meeting, Ani Gvetadze...

The Communications Commission is hosting the first Youth Internet Governance Forum in Georgia, which aims to inform young people about the online space, information security and the communications sector, as well as encourage their involvement. The forum was opened by the Commissioner Ekaterine Imedadze, IGF Advisory Board Coordinator Zviad Gabisonia, Deputy Chair of the Board at ICANN Danko Jevtovic, and Head of the Department of Information and Modern Technologies at the Ministry of Economy...

The Communications Commission has issued a written caution to TV Imedi for violating the product placement regulations outlined in the legislation. The case concerns the programme “Imedis Dila,” which was monitored by the Commission to determine whether the rules of sponsorship, product (goods/services) placement, teleshopping and advertising had been violated.  The monitoring established that the aforementioned programme promoted the company Manna, its products and its logo....