Georgia remains the leader of the Eastern Partnership Media Freedom Index for the first half of 2014, while Moldova came in second. Ukraine has switched places with Armenia, and now holds the third position. Azerbaijan and Belarus follow towards the end of the ranking. The Eastern Partnership Media Freedom Index is compiled quarterly within the framework of the project EaP Media Freedom Watch, carried out by the international…

Technological platforms utilized for internet services are still considered as a growing technology in Georgia. On the one hand, our country is one of the regional leaders in terms of development of e-governance. However, on the other hand, Georgia has not overcome so called digital gap – uneven development of internet accessibility between cities and regions. It is noteworthy that according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United…

On December 4, 2014 Freedom House published report on internet freedom, assessing internet access, censorship, and internet user rights in 65 countries around the world. According to the released measures, Georgia as in 2013 obtained 26 scores out of 100 and consequently, was assessed as “Free” in terms of internet freedom. 

It is noteworthy,…