ComCom Holds Meetings on the Digital Support Programme with Town Hall Employees in Ozurgeti and Chokhatauri
As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held informational meetings for town hall employees in the municipalities of Ozurgeti and Chokhatauri. The meeting in Ozurgeti was chaired by ComCom member Natia Kukuladze, while the meeting in Chokhatauri was led by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Gugulashvili.
During the meetings, ComCom representatives gave a presentation about the importance of media literacy and talked about the meaning of disinformation, how to distinguish fake news from real stories, how to verify sources, and how to establish real facts. The meetings took place in a discussion format, where ComCom representatives discussed specific examples with the participants.
Since 2022, more than 4200 beneficiaries from 151 villages across Georgia have been trained as part of the Digital Support Programme in digital literacy, safe use of the internet and the use of state electronic services. The programme is currently being implemented in the regions of Samegrelo, Adjara and Racha.
The Digital Support Programme is part of the Log-in Georgia project, which is co-funded by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank. It is being implemented to support the Georgian State Internetization Programme. The project aims to provide around 500,000 people in 1000 villages and rural settlements in Georgia with access to affordable high-quality internet services, as well as to help develop digital skills and facilitate the use of digital services.