Seminar about Development of Info Communications in Georgia was held

Thursday, December 15

Economic minister Vera Kobalia attended a conference on the development of information communication in Georgia which will be improved with international assistance

Last week a conference-seminar “Policy Issues of Info Communications Development in Georgia” was held at the Hotel Sheraton Metechi Palace; the event was organized by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and EBRD.

The event was opened by the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Vera Kobalia. During her speech she spoke about the current situation in the development of Info Communications and future prospects. “We are sure that with the support of EBRD and the technical assistance project of the government of Finland which implies the involvement of leading international experts, to prepare recommendations for the Georgian government in the ICT sector will yield great results for us.”

"We shall have the opportunity to polish ICT legislation on the basis of international experience of the ICT sector and make long-term planning of the country's ICT sector development. The reform which the ministry will implement thanks to the active cooperation with the National Communications Commission intends to promote competition and entrepreneurship development, investment attraction, job creation, economic, social and cultural development in this very important field,” Vera Kobalia noted.

The conference is part of the program “Georgia: Development of ICT Policy and Regulation” which is led by the EBRD, Government of Finland, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, and National Commission of Communications.

The main objective of the program is the development of a policy package on ICT in Georgia which will provide medium and long-term development of modern ICT, development of entrepreneurship and attraction of investment, deep integration with global networks, formation of informational society and the country's comprehensive development.

The views and suggestions expressed by participants of the seminar will contribute to the creation of a complex project of ICT development policy which will be implemented in Georgia by the project's partners by the end of 2012.