Within the framework of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission conducted a training for IP managers at the town hall of the Municipality of Khoni. The meeting concerned two of the main elements of the programme in the shape of digital literacy and safe use of the internet. More specifically, participants learned about important issues such as finding the desired information online, using Google applications and social platforms, etc.  The Digital Support Programme ...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a seminar “What is Europe?” for journalists and students of the faculty of journalism. The meeting was chaired by psychologist Rusudan Gorgiladze – a doctoral candidate at the University of Hildesheim and Regional Director for Eastern Europe at the Harvard Alumni Association, who was also a research fellow at the Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and part of the state delegation working on ...

Applications for the Media School Studio of the Communications Commission close on 13 July. The intensive practical 4-month course provides a unique opportunity for third and fourth-year students or faculty graduates interested in journalism to study the profession completely free of charge with the help of professional mentors. Specifically, the course participants will master news reporting, preparing television and radio stories and programmes, the art of interviewing, videography, editing, ...

Head of the Spectrum and Technology Department of the Communications Commission Sandro Karumidze and department representatives Giorgi Papava and Zaza Gonjilashvili held a meeting with employees of the Public Service Regulatory Commission of the Republic of Armenia (PSRC), which served to coordinate the operation of current and prospective FM radio stations in the border regions of Armenia and Georgia.  The meeting also discussed important issues such as the use of spectrum monitoring ...

Representatives of the International Relations Service of the Communications Commission, Nino Grdzelishvili and Mzia Gogilashvili, took part in the meeting of the Governmental Advisory Committee of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (GAC/ICANN) in Prague, which was held within the framework of the 83rd ICANN Forum.  The meeting focussed on discussing the position for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS+20) and the role of ICANN in creating global internet ...

In accordance with the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, the Communications Commission has announced a competition for private general radio broadcasting licenses. The competition covers six broadcasting service areas: Tbilisi, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha, Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, as well as Zemo Svaneti and Guria.  The competition was requested by LLC Akhali Radio in order to obtain a general radio broadcasting license in the city of Tbilisi. As for the other five zones, the Communications ...

The Communications Commission has begun implementing the Digital Support Programme in the Municipality of Tsalenjikha. To this end, the Commission held an informational meeting about the programme at the Tsalenjikha Town Hall. The meeting was attended by representatives of the local government, administration and resource center.  Within the framework of the Digital Support Programme, residents of the target settlements in Tsalenjikha will have the opportunity to receive free training in ...

Member of the Communications Commission Ivane Makharadze took part in the 73rd session of the executive board of the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) and the conference organised by the EAO chair country, which was devoted to the renewal of the EU Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD). The board meeting involved the election of the next EAO Executive Director and the development of the 2026 action plan.  The meeting discussed important issues such as the development of the ...

During the second stage of the holistic study, the Communications Commission and EU experts held working meetings with operators. This stage of the research serves serves to study the telecommunications infrastructure access market and analyse the retail market for corporate fixed internet services. The meetings, which were attended by representatives of Magticom, Silknet, Akhali Kselebi, Skytel, as well as the Association of Small and Medium Operators and Mobile Virtual Network Operators ...

Within the framework of the memorandum signed with partner universities, the Communications Commission held a workshop on media literacy with students of Sokhumi State University, which was led by the representative of ComCom's Media Literacy Department, Mariam Gugulashvili.  The meeting discussed important issues such as the essence of media literacy and its role in the modern world; the possible motives for spreading disinformation; the techniques of disinformation and manipulative ...