Infrastructure and access
- Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure7
- Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure3
- Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure2
- Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure2
- Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure1
Digital Divide Country Profile · Asia
GE
Georgia
Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.
Location in the world
Georgia
Asia
Georgia🇬🇪
- Population (2024)
- 3,812,518
- Total area
- 69,700 km²
- Area in square miles
- 26,911.31 mi²
- Coastline
- 310 km
National digital inclusion context
A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.
This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Georgia in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.
The documented portfolio emphasizes Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Backbone / Backhaul / Middle-Mile Infrastructure, Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.
Portfolio pattern
What the documented response contains.
Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.
Specific technologies
- Fiber/Fiber Optic7
Intervention classification
- Infrastructure and Specific Technology7
- Neither explicitly identified2
- Infrastructure only1
Education and workforce
Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.
2 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 0 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.
Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.
Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.
Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.
Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.
Project and initiative portfolio
10 documented records
Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.
01Digital adoption
Digital Services Adoption in Rural Communities
2020–ongoing · Project villagesView details
Digital adoption
Digital Services Adoption in Rural Communities
2020–ongoing · Project villagesStatus / period2020–ongoingLocationProject villagesPopulationRural citizens and enterprisesOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Promotes use of digital services alongside network rollout.
Activities and approach: Adoption support
02Digital inclusion and adoption component
Log-In Georgia digital literacy and service uptake component
Ongoing · Connected rural areasView details
Digital inclusion and adoption component
Log-In Georgia digital literacy and service uptake component
Ongoing · Connected rural areasStatus / periodOngoingLocationConnected rural areasPopulationResidents, social minorities and persons with disabilitiesOrganizationsOpen Net; Government of Georgia; World Bank
Complements infrastructure with digital literacy and accessibility in education, health and financial services.
Activities and approach: Digital literacy; awareness; accessible digital services.
Education
03Rural middle-mile fiber component
Log-In Georgia passive infrastructure / middle-mile rollout
Ongoing · Rural and mountainous settlementsView details
Rural middle-mile fiber component
Log-In Georgia passive infrastructure / middle-mile rollout
Ongoing · Rural and mountainous settlementsStatus / periodOngoingLocationRural and mountainous settlementsPopulationVillages lacking high-quality broadbandOrganizationsOpen Net; World Bank
Builds the middle-mile network required for ISPs to serve unconnected settlements.
Activities and approach: Passive fiber infrastructure; middle-mile routes.
04Rural broadband and digital adoption project
Log-In Georgia Project
2020–ongoing · Up to 1,000 villagesView details
Rural broadband and digital adoption project
Log-In Georgia Project
2020–ongoing · Up to 1,000 villagesStatus / period2020–ongoingLocationUp to 1,000 villagesPopulationRural residents, enterprises and institutionsOrganizationsGovernment of Georgia; Open Net; World Bank
Increases access to affordable high-speed broadband and promotes digital service use.
Activities and approach: Open-access fiber; affordability reforms; digital-service adoption.
05Rural broadband
Log-in Georgia Rural Fiber Network
2020–ongoing · Up to 1,000 villagesView details
Rural broadband
Log-in Georgia Rural Fiber Network
2020–ongoing · Up to 1,000 villagesStatus / period2020–ongoingLocationUp to 1,000 villagesPopulationRural households and enterprisesOrganizationsOpen Net; Government; World Bank
Deploys broadband to villages lacking quality service.
Activities and approach: Fiber backbone/access
06Mountain broadband
Mountainous Settlements Broadband Deployment
2020–ongoing · Mountainous settlementsView details
Mountain broadband
Mountainous Settlements Broadband Deployment
2020–ongoing · Mountainous settlementsStatus / period2020–ongoingLocationMountainous settlementsPopulationRemote households/businessesOrganizationsOpen Net; Government
Prioritizes high-cost mountainous locations.
Activities and approach: Fiber/fixed broadband
07Mountain-region broadband deployment
Racha regional broadband expansion under Log-In Georgia
2020s / active · Racha and other mountainous villagesView details
Mountain-region broadband deployment
Racha regional broadband expansion under Log-In Georgia
2020s / active · Racha and other mountainous villagesStatus / period2020s / activeLocationRacha and other mountainous villagesPopulationRemote mountain communities and schoolsOrganizationsOpen Net; World Bank; local ISPs
Extends broadband into mountainous communities; documented connections include residents and schools previously lacking fiber options.
Activities and approach: Open-access fiber; ISP interconnection; school connectivity.
EducationK–12
08Business connectivity
Rural Enterprise Broadband Enablement
2020–ongoing · Rural GeorgiaView details
Business connectivity
Rural Enterprise Broadband Enablement
2020–ongoing · Rural GeorgiaStatus / period2020–ongoingLocationRural GeorgiaPopulationRural SMEsOrganizationsGovernment; World Bank
Improves business access to affordable broadband.
Activities and approach: Broadband-enabled enterprise support
09National rural broadband infrastructure program
State Program on Broadband Infrastructure Development (Open Net)
Ongoing · Rural and high-mountain regionsView details
National rural broadband infrastructure program
State Program on Broadband Infrastructure Development (Open Net)
Ongoing · Rural and high-mountain regionsStatus / periodOngoingLocationRural and high-mountain regionsPopulationResidents, businesses and institutions in digitally excluded regionsOrganizationsOpen Net; Government of Georgia
Core state internetisation programme explicitly aimed at eliminating digital inequality.
Activities and approach: Neutral open-access fiber infrastructure; middle mile.
10Open-access broadband
Wholesale Open-Access Rural Network
2020–ongoing · Rural project areasView details
Open-access broadband
Wholesale Open-Access Rural Network
2020–ongoing · Rural project areasStatus / period2020–ongoingLocationRural project areasPopulationISPs and consumersOrganizationsOpen Net
Enables retail competition over publicly supported infrastructure.
Activities and approach: Wholesale fiber
Evidence boundary
Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.
Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.
Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.
Evidence and contextProfile Sources+
These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.
- Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Georgia. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/georgia/
- International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
- World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Georgia. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=GE
- World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Georgia. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=GE