Communications Commission member Ivane Makharadze opened the Safer Internet Day event together with ComCom partners. Mr. Makharadze spoke about the challenges of safe internet use and the role played by the Communications Commission in combatting fake news and disinformation. He also informed the public about the projects implemented by the Commission to develop media literacy skills, which remains one of ComCom’s main priorities. According to Mr. Makharadze, the Commission will implement...

The Communications Commission has decided to extend the radio broadcasting license for Radio Holding Fortuna by five years free of charge. The broadcaster’s license was due to expire on 30 January 2022, but has now been extended until 31 December 2026 based on the amendments to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting.  Changes to the Law on Broadcasting came into effect in November 2021 as a result of the joint efforts of the Communications Commission, the government and the radio...

The Parliament of Georgia has elected Ivane Makharadze as the fifth member of the Communications Commission with 81 votes. He will hold the position of the Commissioner for a period of six years.  Ivane Makharadze has worked at the Communications Commission for 14 years, going through every career stage at the organisation. He started out as Broadcasting Regulation Department specialist, then held the positions of Senior Specialist and Chief Specialist, and headed the Audiovisual Media...

As part of its efforts to develop media literacy, the Communications Commission has introduced the pupils of School #55 to the internationally recognised “Happy Onlife” app. The III grade pupils learned how to use internet safely through the online app. Media literacy trainers explained the existing online threats in great detail. Pupils learned through games how to protect themselves from cyberbullying and safely navigate the internet.  “Happy Onlife” is an online...

The Communications Commission has trained IX grade pupils of School Nº55 in Media Economics to develop their media literacy skills. During the training, students received comprehensive information on social media funding sources. The youngsters learned about the role of each customer in funding social media. The media literacy trainer also focused on the aspects of protecting personal information, cyberbullying and threats on the internet.  The media literacy project “Media...

The Communications Commission has decided to grant five-year extension to the private broadcasting licenses of ten radio broadcasters: Green Wave, Radio Palitra, Rioni, Art Radio, Radio Imedi, Atinati, Argo, Voice of Abkhazia, Zari and Trialeti. The licenses of these broadcasters were due to expire on December 31, 2021, but in accordance with the changes to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, the licenses were extended until December 31, 2026.  Changes to the Law on Broadcasting came into...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission continues the series of masterclasses. The second cycle of online lectures will start with video lessons by Davit Chkhikvishvili. Every person with an interest in journalism willing to learn how to create a high-quality media product will have the opportunity to gain knowledge free of charge with the help of online lectures of Mr. Chkhikvishvili. The course consists of 6 masterclasses that include important topics such as covering wars and...

The Communications Commission continues to develop critical thinking and media literacy skills in schools. Three target groups in the European School – III and IV grade pupils, VII and VIII grade pupils, and teachers – were trained by the Commission’s media literacy trainers in safely using the internet and identifying fake news.  30 pupils of III and IV grades attended the training and received detailed information about the threats of the internet and learned how to...

The Communications Commission has approved new regulations to achieve transparency and active stakeholder involvement in the process of making decisions that are particularly important for the telecom industry. Based on the new regulations, the process of regulating the telecom sector will be even more transparent and efficient, which will ultimately have a positive impact on the interests of both the industry and the consumers.  Based on the approved procedure, the Communications...

The media literacy contest “Truth of Fiction?” will continue until the end of the year. Bachelor’s degree students will be allowed to to submit their works until December 31. This decision was taken by the Communications Commission due to high interest of students. The contest, which aims to develop media literacy, logical and critical thinking, analysis, and fact-checking skills, was announced on November 1, and is open to all bachelor’s degree students. As part of the...