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ComCom Member Takes Part in ITU Digital Skills Forum
ComCom member Natia Kukuladze took part in the Digital Skills Forum organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). As part of a high-level dialogue about digital transformation and the inequality of digital skills, she talked about the steps and initiatives undertaken by ComCom to develop digital skills, as well as the importance of developing media literacy and the challenges in this regard. “Along with other important initiatives and projects, I would like to highlight the State Internetization Programme and the Log-in Georgia project, which is being implemented in Georgia with the support of the World Bank and EIB. Within the framework of this project, the Communications Commission is actively working with the rural population Georgia to improve their digital skills.
The session was moderated by the Director of the ITU Development Bureau Cosmas Zavazava. Other participants included the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications of Bahrain, the Minister of Digital Economy and New Information Technologies of Gabon, chairman of the governing board of the Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority, and others. Participants also discussed the initiatives and existing challenges in addressing the digital skills gap, the role of education, and other important issues.
In addition, Natia Kukuladze was invited by ITU to moderate the session on online security, which discussed threats associated with the use of digital technologies and online information, including disinformation, hate speech, cyberbullying and others. The panellists discussed specific initiatives to deal with these threats, and the role of awareness raising and digital skills development in managing the existing risks.
The event was also attended by the Head of ComCom IR Service Nino Grdzelishvili and Head of the Office of the Chariman of the Commission, Maia Bigvava.
The Digital Skills Forum was organised by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and hosted by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Bahrain (TRA). It aimed to promote a dialogue between industry experts, state agencies and ministries responsible for the development of digital capabilities, national regulatory bodies, telecom operators, and representatives of national, international and regional educational organisations on important issues such as digital transformation, strategies for closing the digital skills gap, safe use of digital technologies and online information, green and digital transformation, the impact of emerging technologies on future skills, and more.
The Communications Commission continues to prioritise cooperation and sharing of information and experience with fellow regulators and other industry representatives.
