RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Length and language
Up to 750 words.
All blog posts must be in English.
Submission Format
This year CIPE's competition is reaching out to the growing global ranks
of bloggers. All submissions should therefore be written as a
blog entry.
Submissions will be accepted both from seasoned bloggers and aspiring
ones. You do not need to have an existing blog to apply, but if you are
interested in blogging CIPE encourages you to set one up for free using a
service such as
WordPress,
Blogger, or
Tumblr.
Please use this
online form to submit your entry. The submissions must be either unpublished work or previously published on the author's own blog.
Previously unpublished submissions must include the writer's name in the
file name and inside the document. For example, if your name is John J.
Smith, the document should be named "SMITH-JOHN.doc". If the entry is
already published on your blog, please provide the URL.
You are only allowed to submit one entry.
The blog post you submit, where applicable, should include examples from your
personal experience relating
to the topic. Submissions that only talk about challenges to the issues
in general terms, or limit proposed solutions only to what governments
should do, will not be successful.
We encourage you to submit blog posts that contain a
photo or a video to
illustrate your message. Photos or videos should be original or, if
someone else is the author, properly cited under fair use standards with
a link to the source.
Categories
Your blog post should address
one of the following three topics as related to developing countries (e.g., non-OECD countries):
- 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 country�s 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?