Kyrgyz Ministry of Economy supported by the UNDP project “Capacity-Building for Sustainable Development Financing in the CIS Region" and financed by the joint Russia – UNDP Trust Fund for Development announces a competition for journalists of print and internet media, TV, radio and news agencies calling to submit media materials about access to financing for sustainable development and attracting investments between January 20, 2021 and March 19, 2021. 

Aim of Competition  

To contribute to raising public awareness on issues related to access to finance for sustainable development and attracting investment, and to encourage creative journalism and improve the quality of reporting.

Terms of Competition

The competition is open to journalists from print and Internet media, TV, radio and news agencies. 

The recommended subjects to be covered by the media materials participating in the contest are indicated in Annex 1 to these Regulations.

The number of materials from one author and the wordcount are not limited. Materials can be prepared by one author or a group of authors.

Different journalistic styles of coverage (news/message, correspondence, note, report, interview, press-photo, etc.) are allowed. 

A series of articles converting the same subject matter from different angles or using different styles is welcome.

Materials in Kyrgyz and Russian languages published (broadcast) and submitted to the competition commission during the specified period will be accepted for the competition. Materials published and submitted earlier or later cannot participate in the competition.

Scientific and methodological articles, explanatory comments to regulations, as well as advertising and information materials published on commercial terms are not allowed to participate in the contest.

By submitting the material, the participant guarantees that he/she is the author of each work submitted for the competition and that the participation of his/her work in the competition does not infringe upon anyone's property rights.

Subjects of Coverage 

- Access to Finance for Sustainable Development 

- Attracting Investment 

Winners are selected, announced and awarded in each category.

The competition of materials about Access to Financing for Sustainable Development is held in 2 categories:

- Best Publication in Print and Internet Media;

- Best Material for TV/Radio.

The competition of materials about Attracting Investment is held in 2 categories:

- Best Publication in Print and Internet Media;

- Best Material for TV/Radio.

Contest Jury

The Competition Commission will consist of representatives of the Ministry of Economy, UNDP and prominent media, business, economy and finance figures. The Competition Commission will evaluate the submitted works and select the winners.

Selection Criteria and Prizes

- relevance to the Subjects of Coverage

- compliance with professional standards and ethical norms of journalism

- informativeness, richness and depth of coverage

- originality of material presentation

- impact

Each nomination can be won by one material and its author (group of authors). The II and III prizes are also awarded.

The winners in each nomination receive the following prizes:

1^st place - Tablet 

2^nd place - Book reader 

3^rd place - Mobile phone  

How to Submit

Broadcasting materials are to be uploaded to video or file hosting services (YouTube, Namba), only the links to the materials and the following brief information about them are to be emailed to the organizers: date of broadcasting, subject matter, information about the author/s or the creative team of authors, phone numbers.

Newspaper and magazine publications are to be scanned and emailed to the organizers in PDF or JPEG format along with the information about the date of publication, subject, author/s and telephone numbers;

Journalists working for online media outlets are to send only the links to their materials on the internet and contact phone numbers.

Language of the materials – Russian and Kyrgyz. 

Materials are to be sent at media.contest2021@gmail.com

Please write in the email subject line "The name of the author - competition materials".

The organization and author details to be specified in the email are: full name, place of work/field of work, position, phone numbers. The submission of contest materials is free. Submissions may not be changed or recalled.

Submission deadline is 19 March 2021 at 5:00 p.m. (GMT +6)