The Communications Commission, with the support of the EU Delegation to Georgia has trained more than 700 teachers in 500 public schools across the country in tackling disinformation. As part of the project “The Challenge of Disinformation: Developing Critical Thinking in Schools,” the Commission conducted 44 trainings in Tbilisi and other regions of Georgia, including the regions with large ethnic minority populations. Over a four-month period, trainings were held in around 50...

The Media School of the Communications Commission has organized a two-day seminar titled “Safety Course for Journalists,” which provided journalists with detailed information about transmitting protests, working in emergency situations, and informing the public without getting harmed. During the seminar, 10 participants worked with photojournalist Davit Mdzinarashvili, SAFE Initiative risk management trainer Giorgi Kupatadze and security specialist Irakli Andronikashvili. Apart from...

Between the period of November 30-December 1, Georgia is hosting the 7th Internet Governance Forum GeoIGF 2021. The event is being co-organized and implemented with the support of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, the Communications Commission, ISOC Georgia and the Council of Europe, and coordinated by the Telecom Operators’ Association (TOA).  The event includes 10 thematic sessions discussing the main challenges and future opportunities in the Georgian...

The Communications Commission has published the third media monitoring report for the 2021 Georgian municipal elections, covering the period between October 3-October 30, when the second round of voting was held. Qualitative monitoring of the following national broadcasters was carried out during the reporting period: Georgian Public Broadcaster, Adjara TV of the Georgian Public Broadcaster, Imedi TV, Rustavi 2, Mtavari TV and TV Pirveli. Monitoring was carried out daily, during...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has awarded the five winners of the star-tup contest “Ideadrome.” The prize fund of the competition was distributed among the winning teams identified by the jury panel. The knowledge and experience gained during the event will help the winners to continue implementing their ideas. Throughout the week, start-ups worked with Media Lab mentors, high-tech entrepreneur, and technology commercialization expert Davit Chechelashvili, and...

The Communications Commission is issuing a statement regarding its decision to impose a financial penalty on Mtavari TV, which was followed by politicized comments and unsubstantiated accusations from the broadcaster.  Management of Mtavari TV is trying to mislead the public by claiming that the decision taken by the Commission on November 25, 2021 was aimed at curtailing the freedom of speech and freedom of expression. The claims of the broadcaster that the Commission had no legal basis...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission is successfully holding the third edition of the start-up contest “Ideadrome.” The five top start-up ideas have already been identified. All five teams are taking part in a week-long training program at the Media Lab. The selected teams have an opportunity to obtain the necessary knowledge for their future activities and prepare to export their start-up ideas on the global market. The main goal of the Media Lab in this process was to...

The Communications Commission has fined Imedi TV and Studio Maestro GEL 2500 each and issued a warning for Georgian Channel TV for failing to hold pre-election debates. The broadcasters violated the Georgian legislation by failing to organize debates before the 2021 municipal elections. Moreover, the Georgian Channel TV did not broadcast any political programs.  According to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, a generalist broadcaster must air pre-election debates during electoral...

The Communications Commission has fined Mtavari TV GEL 112,000 for broadcasting political advertising outside the election period. On November 17 and 18, the broadcaster aired three video clips in violation of the legislation. Mtavari TV had already been sanctioned for a similar violation in the past year. Therefore, the broadcaster was fined 1% of its annual revenues for this breach. Previously, Mtavari TV was found to have violated the legislation under similar circumstances in 2019 and...

As part of the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?” the Communications Commission continues to care about the career development of bachelor’s degree students. Apart from the three winners, the Commission will also support 15 top performers of the competition in their career development and will hold certified trainings for them. Students will undergo a program created with special training materials and become certified trainers. The Commission will give them the...