Georgia has once again improved its score in the Internet Freedom Ranking and is the leader among the Eurasian countries in terms of internet freedom and protection of user rights. With a score of 76 points, Georgia maintains its Free Country status alongside leading developed nations such as Australia, United States and Italy, and ahead of Japan, Argentina and some EU member countries. According to the Freedom House report, Georgia improved its score by 1 point compared to the previous year,...

The Communications Commission took part in the second meeting of the EU4Digital Steering Committee. The meeting was organized by the European Commission, and was held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The EU4Digital project is implemented with the support of the European Commission. It aims to facilitate integration between the Eastern Partnership countries and the EU in the digital sector. EU4Digital deals with important issues such as electronic communications, trust and security,...

The Communications Commission is offering the public and those who are interested in the development of the telecommunications sector a new product. ComCom Digest is the best means to obtain full information about the Commission’s projects and activities for the past month. ComCom Digest gathers all the important information about the trends in the telecom sector. This is a product that provides consumers with a short but comprehensive overview of the activities of the Communications...

Information society, audiovisual services and the importance of the media, science and technologies, education, youth, culture and sports – these are the topics discussed at the 4th online meeting of the EU-Georgia Association Sub-Committee on Economic and Other Sector Cooperation. The meeting, which was held as a video conference due to the pandemic, was attended by representatives of the Communications Commission. The purpose of the meeting was to assess Georgia’s progress in...

The Communications Commission and the Media Academy have initiated the media literacy competition “Truth or Fiction?” for baccalaureate students. This will be the first time that the competition, which is designed to develop critical thinking, analysis and fact-checking skills among young people, will be held for university students. Applications are open to all baccalaureate students between 12 October and 12 November. As part of the competition, participants are required to...

The Forbes magazine has published an extensive article about Georgia. Written by Kenneth Rapoza, it focusses on the strategic and critical infrastructure that already exists in the country. According to the article, Georgia hopes to become a global data transit centre for new routes connecting Europe with Asia and the Middle East. The article also states that in August 2019, Caucasus Online sold a 49% stake to an Azerbaijani company without the prior consent of the government, after which...

The Communications Commission has appointed a special manager at Caucasus Online due to the failure of the company to eliminate violation of the law during one year. According to the decision of the Communications Commission, a special manager has been appointed at Caucasus Online until 49% of the illegally alienated shares of the company will be returned to their original state and the requirement of the law will be complied with. The Communications Commission obliged Caucasus Online to...

Since the start of the new academic year, the Business and Technology University (BTU), in partnership with the Communications Commission, has been offering a new course, titled Digital Literacy and Cybernetics. Students of Bachelor and Master programs will be able to study important topics such as information literacy, cybernetics, cyber security, the basics of media economics, etc. Furthermore, all students pursuing degrees in business communication and strategic communication at BTU will be...

“Georgia has a guaranteed advantage of being able to use existing telecommunications infrastructure, including the submarine Black Sea Fibre-Optic Cable System and various commercial contracts, to actively develop the corridor between Europe and the Middle East via Armenia, thereby positioning itself as a safe and trusted data conductor,” COMCOM member Vakhtang Abashidze stated at the Georgian Cyber Security Forum, which discussed the issue of vulnerability of Black Sea Region...

“I call on the Director of Caucasus Online and the representatives of the beneficiary company to stop spreading false information. The Communications Commission has been involved in the Digital Silk Road project for the past three years and is working to ensure that Georgia becomes a link between Europe and Asia in this field,” stated COMCOM Chairman Kakha Bekauri at today’s meeting of the Commission. Mr. Bekauri noted that it is also in COMCOM’s interest to successfully...