ComCom Representatives Take Part in the 62nd EPRA Meeting
Member of the Communications Commission Ivane Makharadze, Head of the Media Services Regulation Department Konstantine Koridze, and Head of the International Relations Service Nino Grdzelishvili took part in the 62nd meeting of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA), hosted by the Armenian Television and Radio Commission (CTR). The main topics of the event were the protection, promotion and development of media pluralism in the digital era, as well as development and...
Georgian Schools Celebrate Media Literacy Day
As part of UNESCO's Global Media and Information Literacy Week, schools across Georgia marked Media Literacy Day. The event served to develop critical thinking among adolescents and raise awareness about media literacy and artificial intelligence. Students of Tbilisi Public School No. 45 celebrated Media Literacy Day with educational activities. Together with their teacher, they created a media literacy information wall under the title “Safe Internet Starts with Me,” where...
ComCom Publishes the Second Media Monitoring Report for the Pre-Election Period
The Communications Commission has published the second media monitoring report for the pre-election period of the 2025 municipal elections, which covers the period from 5 September to 4 October. A total of 49 broadcasters were quantitatively monitored during the reporting period. The Communications Commission monitored the following media monitoring processes: pre-election advertising; pre-election debates; news and political shows; pre-election agitation; public opinion surveys and...
ComCom Trains 450 Locals in Baghdati in Digital Literacy
As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held more than 30 training sessions for over 450 locals in the Municipality of Baghdati in digital literacy and purposeful use of the internet. The trainees learned about important issues such as finding the desired information online, using Google applications and social platforms, etc. The target settlements in the Municipality of Baghdati are: Dimi, Khani, Kveda Zegani, Rokhi, Saimedo, Sakraula, Vartsikhe, and Zeda...
ComCom Media Lab Announces Global Media Literacy Hackathon on the Subject of AI
As part of UNESCO's Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the ComCom Media Lab has announced a global media literacy hackathon to raise awareness about the challenges and opportunities related to artificial intelligence and media literacy. Teams can register to participate in the hackathon until 24 November. The themes of this year's media literacy hackathon are artificial intelligence, disinformation, digital literacy, and cybersecurity. Teams must develop and present ideas to solve...
ComCom Media Literacy Conference Discusses Artificial Intelligence and Related Educational Issues
Within the framework of the conference “The Advantage of Mind over Artificial Intelligence – Media and Information Literacy in the Digital World” organised by the Communications Commission, the first panel discussion was devoted to the topic of “Artificial Intelligence – Opportunities and Threats,” and moderated by ComCom member Natia Kukuladze: “Today we are gathered here to mark the start of the the Global Media Literacy Week. In accordance with the...
ComCom Holds a Conference on Artificial Intelligence as Part of the Media Literacy Week
As part of of UNESCO's Global Media and Information Literacy Week, the Communications Commission held a conference titled “The Advantage of Mind over Artificial Intelligence – Media and Information Literacy in the Digital World,” which aimed to discuss the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence and the importance of media literacy in this process. Member of the Communications Commission Natia Kukuladze and Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Youth, Zviad...
ComCom Trains 500 Locals in Tsalenjikha in Internet Use
The Communications Commission continues to implement the Digital Support Programme in the Municipality of Tsalenjikha, where up to 500 locals have already been trained in digital literacy and purposeful use of the internet. The trainees learned about important issues such as finding the desired information online, using Google applications and social platforms, etc. The programme is set to run in the Municipality of Tsalenjikha until the end of the year. The target settlements in the...
European Experts: IP Peering Market and IXP Development in Georgia are Limited and Need Support
As part of the research carried out by the Communications Commission into the barriers to the development of IP peering services and internet exchange points (IXPs) in Georgia, it was determined that the IP peering market is restrictive for small and medium-sized operators, and the IXP development process is experiencing significant delays. These challenges hinder the provision of quality internet to consumers at a competitive price, as well as the strengthening of the local digital ecosystem...
Media Literacy to be Taught by 300 Schools in Georgia in 2025
In 2025, the number of schools teaching media literacy as a separate elective subject increased significantly to 293. Notably, more than 90% of the 293 schools are located in the regions. These significant results have been achieved thanks to the project to integrate media literacy into formal education, which was launched in 2022 through the efforts of the Communications Commission, the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia, as well as the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)....
