Annual Conference of the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe held in Georgia

Retour Annual Conference of the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe held in Georgia

The Council of Europe has supported the Charter of Journalistic Ethics of Georgia in organisation of the Annual Conference of the Alliance of Independent Press Councils of Europe (AIPCE Conference), which has been held in Tbilisi on 3-4 October 2019.

For the first time the conference took place in an Eastern European country. Up to 140 persons have attended the Conference making it one of the biggest events recently held in the field of media in Georgia. The Conference has been widely covered in mainstream as well as online media.

The Conference brought together around 50 representatives of self-regulatory bodies, press ombudsmen and media experts from more than 20 European countries. Panel discussions covered the issues of media transition in the digital age; Artificial Intelligence in the media; media revenues. Council of Europe’s work and initiatives in the field of media in the digital age has been highlighted by respective staff and invited key-note speakers.

The Conference was open to Georgian media representatives. They were actively engaged in respective discussions and benefited from the exchange of best European practices on modern media management and self-regulation.

Cristian Urse, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, Nata Dzvelishvili, Executive Director of the Charter of Journalistic Ethics, Elina Grunstorm, Chair of the Council of Mass Media in Finland and Katerina Nicolaou, Secretary of the Media Complaints Commission of Cyprus opened the Conference.

In the framework of the AIPCE Conference, annual meeting of the Network of Self-Regulatory Bodies of six Eastern Partnership Countries and Russia took place. Network members exchanged best practices concerning various aspects related to journalistic ethics and agreed on procedural aspects related to further functioning of the Network.

The conference was organised within the framework of the Council of Europe project “Supporting Freedom of Media and Internet in Georgia”.

3-4 October, 2019

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The Council of Europe project “Supporting Freedom of Media and Internet in Georgia” is built upon achievements of two previous EU-CoE projects in Georgia “Promoting Freedom, Professionalism and Pluralism of the Media” and “Protecting Internet Freedom through Legislation and Arrangements for multi-stakeholder Dialogue” under the Partnership for Good Governance (EU-CoE) that where implemented during 2015-2017. Those two projects’ achievements included strengthening the capacities of the broadcasting regulatory authority (National Communications Commission), journalistic self-regulatory body (Charter of Journalistic Ethics), addressing challenges linked to freedom of expression on-line, establishment of multi-stakeholder dialogue with regard to the Internet and promotion of the CoE standards on the internet and human rights.

Supporting national authorities in bringing legal and policy framework and practice on audio-visual services and media literacy in line with the CoE and European standards;
Further improvement of professionalism, responsibility and respect of ethical rules among journalists;
Supporting national authorities in further development and proper implementation of Internet related legal framework and regulations;
Strengthening the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms through the reinforcement of the protection of individuals with regard to their right to privacy and right to data protection.

Expert assessments, opinions and recommendations on the multisectorial cooperation, legal and policy framework governing the media and internet, as well as countryspecific studies and publications;
Workshops, training sessions, conferences and study visits;
Development of the GNCC webpage on Media Literacy;
Development of the handbook on Ethical Journalism

Georgian National Communications Commission;

Georgian Charter of Journalistic Ethics;

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia;

State Inspector's Service of Georgia;

Small and Medium Telecom Operator’s Association of Georgia;

Civil Society;

Academia: Faculties of Journalism of Universities.

The project runs from 1 February 2019 until 31 January 2021