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Essay competition | Sunday, 20 July 2008
Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc. (JFTC) is sponsoring JFTC Essay Competition 2008 to encourage students, younger researchers and business people to express their opinions on matters of national and international importance.JFTC is contributing to the prosperity of the Japanese economy and the development of international society through the promotion of trade
One Grand Prize of 1 million yen and three Second Prizes of 200,000 yen will be awarded to the best four submissions, as selected by the distinguished judges. In addition, the Award-Winners will be provided with an air-ticket to Tokyo (Japan) in order to attend the award ceremony on January 9, 2009.
The subject of the essay is: "The Possibility of 'Japanese-Style Business Models' for Preserving the Earth".
With the rapid growth in world population and the rise of emerging economies, demand for resources such as minerals, energy, food, and water has increasingly tightened. While this puts new constraints on corporate activities, companies are now required to strike a balance between their business practices and the global environment toward sustainable economic growth. How will Japanese companies adapt themselves and respond to such circumstances? Will they be able to translate them into business opportunities with new technologies and innovative thinking? In order to make sustainable growth a reality, how can management philosophy, know-how, and technical capabilities of Japanese corporations be best applied in developing countries and the rest of the world? JFTC welcomes your positive suggestions on this theme.
Essays may be submitted by anyone regardless of nationality or place of residence. Essays may be written either in English or Japanese, and must be no more than 4,000 words in English, including charts and tables. All submissions must be typed. Participants can only submit one essay.
Information regarding a) the title of the essay and b) a summary of the essay (about 400 words) should be provided on top of the essay, as well as the following information about the participant: c) name, d) age, e) address, f) telephone number, g) e-mail address, h) organization (university/company), i) nationality (if possible) and j) how the participant learned about the competition.
Essays must be submitted by e-mail or mail no later than Sept. 30, 2008, and will not be returned.
The award-winners will be publicly announced on Dec. 15, 2008 on JFTC's web site (www.jftc.or.jp) and JFTC will additionally notify the Award-Winners by e-mail, telephone or mail. Award-Winning essays and the names of their authors will be posted both on the Web site, "JFTC Monthly Bulletin" and "JFTC News."
All submissions must be original. (No previously published materials will be accepted.) All rights to the Award-Winning essays shall be the exclusive property of JFTC.
Essays should be submitted to:
Public Relations Group Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc.
6th Floor, World Trade Center Building, 2-4-1, Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6106, Japan Tel: +81-3-3435-5964
e-mail: kouhou@jftc.or.jp
For more, please visit http://www.jftc.or.jp/english/discourse/index.html
Reporting competition
Entries are open for 2008 ADBI awards for journalists reporting on development.
The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) announced it is again sponsoring the Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) to acknowledge Asian and Pacific print journalists who cover development trends and the impact these have on the countries and people of the region.
This year they will focus on excellence in journalistic reporting in four strategic areas of development.
Awards will be based on a journalist's works (published and non-published including those in translation) during 2007-08. The best 25 submitted articles will be selected by a distinguished jury of practicing journalists and their authors will be invited to a four-day training and awards program in Tokyo in November 2008. Winners in the following categories and prizes will be selected from these 25 articles and awards will be given at the conclusion of the programme.
Developing Asia Journalism Award Categories
1. Governance
2. Regional integration
3. Infrastructure
4. Environment
Special Prizes
Additional special prizes will be awarded for:
1. Development Journalist of the Year
2. Young Development Journalist of the Year (under 30 years of age)
Special prizes may be given to entrants in the main award categories or to separate entries.
If you are interested in participating in the 2008 DAJA program, please register online. When you have registered you will be sent instructions by email of how to login to your account to submit articles.
The closing date for entries is Friday, 22 August 2008, 6:00 p.m., Tokyo time.
For further inquiries, please contact the Journalism Training & Awards Group.
For more on this reporting competition, please visit http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2008/12519-asian-journalists-awards/
One Grand Prize of 1 million yen and three Second Prizes of 200,000 yen will be awarded to the best four submissions, as selected by the distinguished judges. In addition, the Award-Winners will be provided with an air-ticket to Tokyo (Japan) in order to attend the award ceremony on January 9, 2009.
The subject of the essay is: "The Possibility of 'Japanese-Style Business Models' for Preserving the Earth".
With the rapid growth in world population and the rise of emerging economies, demand for resources such as minerals, energy, food, and water has increasingly tightened. While this puts new constraints on corporate activities, companies are now required to strike a balance between their business practices and the global environment toward sustainable economic growth. How will Japanese companies adapt themselves and respond to such circumstances? Will they be able to translate them into business opportunities with new technologies and innovative thinking? In order to make sustainable growth a reality, how can management philosophy, know-how, and technical capabilities of Japanese corporations be best applied in developing countries and the rest of the world? JFTC welcomes your positive suggestions on this theme.
Essays may be submitted by anyone regardless of nationality or place of residence. Essays may be written either in English or Japanese, and must be no more than 4,000 words in English, including charts and tables. All submissions must be typed. Participants can only submit one essay.
Information regarding a) the title of the essay and b) a summary of the essay (about 400 words) should be provided on top of the essay, as well as the following information about the participant: c) name, d) age, e) address, f) telephone number, g) e-mail address, h) organization (university/company), i) nationality (if possible) and j) how the participant learned about the competition.
Essays must be submitted by e-mail or mail no later than Sept. 30, 2008, and will not be returned.
The award-winners will be publicly announced on Dec. 15, 2008 on JFTC's web site (www.jftc.or.jp) and JFTC will additionally notify the Award-Winners by e-mail, telephone or mail. Award-Winning essays and the names of their authors will be posted both on the Web site, "JFTC Monthly Bulletin" and "JFTC News."
All submissions must be original. (No previously published materials will be accepted.) All rights to the Award-Winning essays shall be the exclusive property of JFTC.
Essays should be submitted to:
Public Relations Group Japan Foreign Trade Council, Inc.
6th Floor, World Trade Center Building, 2-4-1, Hamamatsu-cho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-6106, Japan Tel: +81-3-3435-5964
e-mail: kouhou@jftc.or.jp
For more, please visit http://www.jftc.or.jp/english/discourse/index.html
Reporting competition
Entries are open for 2008 ADBI awards for journalists reporting on development.
The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) announced it is again sponsoring the Developing Asia Journalism Awards (DAJA) to acknowledge Asian and Pacific print journalists who cover development trends and the impact these have on the countries and people of the region.
This year they will focus on excellence in journalistic reporting in four strategic areas of development.
Awards will be based on a journalist's works (published and non-published including those in translation) during 2007-08. The best 25 submitted articles will be selected by a distinguished jury of practicing journalists and their authors will be invited to a four-day training and awards program in Tokyo in November 2008. Winners in the following categories and prizes will be selected from these 25 articles and awards will be given at the conclusion of the programme.
Developing Asia Journalism Award Categories
1. Governance
2. Regional integration
3. Infrastructure
4. Environment
Special Prizes
Additional special prizes will be awarded for:
1. Development Journalist of the Year
2. Young Development Journalist of the Year (under 30 years of age)
Special prizes may be given to entrants in the main award categories or to separate entries.
If you are interested in participating in the 2008 DAJA program, please register online. When you have registered you will be sent instructions by email of how to login to your account to submit articles.
The closing date for entries is Friday, 22 August 2008, 6:00 p.m., Tokyo time.
For further inquiries, please contact the Journalism Training & Awards Group.
For more on this reporting competition, please visit http://www.adb.org/Media/Articles/2008/12519-asian-journalists-awards/