Deadline- 14 October 2013
International bloggers are invited to participate in Blog Competition on democratic and economic reforms and their role in development. This competition will be organized by Center for International Private Enterprise. All blog posts must be in English.
Awards-
Authors of the three best blog posts will each receive a $250 honorarium, three runners-up will each receive a $100 honorarium, and three third place winners will each receive $75 honorarium. CIPE will publish all nine winning entries on its blog, which reaches 15,000 readers around the world each month, and also publish them as a part of its Economic Reform Feature Service article series reaching CIPE’s network of over 20,000 contacts worldwide.
Topics covered-
- How can social media empower citizens to participate in a democratic dialogue on constructive reforms?
- What experiences from other countries can guide the role of youth in your countrys democratic and economic development?
- What story or personal experience can you share to illustrate the need and possible solutions for democratic and economic reforms in your country?
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Writers from around the world interested in democratic and economic reforms and their role in development. Past CIPE Essay Competition Winners are not eligible to participate.
- Submissions will be accepted both from seasoned bloggers and aspiring ones. They do not need to have an existing blog to apply, but if they are interested in blogging CIPE encourages them to set one up for free using a service such as WordPress, Blogger, or Tumblr.
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