NSCB - Press Release - “My Statistics and Me” Story-Writing Contest launched

“My Statistics and Me” Story-Writing Contest launched
(PR-200808-PP1-06, Posted 21 August 2008)

The 19th National Statistics Month (NSM) Steering Committee is now calling for entries for a story-writing contest dubbed as “My Statistics and Me” as part of the nationwide celebration of the 19th NSM this October. Open to all Filipinos here and abroad, the contest focuses on this year’s NSM theme: “Statistics: Key to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development.” The search is on for stories that share inspiring ideas on how entrepreneurs benefit from using statistics to succeed in business.

As this year’s host of the opening ceremony and Chair of the 19th NSM Sub-Committee on Programs and Awards and the Sub-Committee on Publicity and Advocacy, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) leads in the launching of the contest as an innovative approach in promoting awareness and use of statistics in business.

The National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), the policy-making and coordinating agency on statistical matters in the country, created the 19th NSM Steering Committee to oversee and coordinate the implementation of various activities and programs for the month-long celebration. The Committee is composed of representatives from various government departments and agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector. It is chaired by NSCB Secretary General Romulo A. Virola and co-chaired by DTI-Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development (BSMED) Director Rhodora Leaño.

The story-writing contest highlights the role of statistics in business promotion and development, specifically in micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). It is aimed at promoting best practices in the use of statistics in growing a business and in encouraging entrepreneurs – and the public in general – to use statistics to succeed in business.

A cash prize in the amount of ten thousand pesos (P10,000), sponsored by the DTI, awaits the winner. A plaque, aside from a potential national recognition in the business sector, will also be awarded to the winner. A contestant may be an entrepreneur, or somebody who knows the story of a successful entrepreneur. The story must be written in either English or Filipino within 1,000 to 1,500 words. It must not be previously published in print or online. Since this contest aims to encourage the sharing of ideas on the use of statistics in growing a business, more emphasis will be given on the content of the story, rather than on writing style. In the criteria for judging, 80% is given to content, 10% to form, and the remaining 10% to reader-friendliness.

Entries should be submitted in MS Word format, double-spaced, not later than September 10, 2008 to:

NSM STORY-WRITING CONTEST
c/o Anne L. Sevilla
Chair, NSM Story-Writing Contest Committee
and Caretaker
Trade and Industry Information Center (TIIC)
4F Industry and Investments Bldg.
385 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City

Submission by email will be accepted. Entries can be emailed to tiic@dti.gov.ph not later than the said date.

The prize shall be awarded to the winner during the NSM opening ceremonies on October 3, 2008 at the SM Megatrade Hall, SM Megamall in Mandaluyong City. The winning entry will also be announced through the media, and on the DTI and NSCB websites.

For complete details about the contest, please visit the official NSM website at http://www.nscb.gov.ph/nsm, or call +632 895-2436 (NSCB focal person Ms. Fe Vida N. Dy-Liacco) or +632 895-3611 (DTI focal person Ms. Anne Sevilla).

Contact Persons:

Ms. Fe Vida N. Dy-Liacco/Ms. Dolores M. Pillas
Telefax No.:895-2436; Tel. No.: 890-9404
E-mail: fvn.dyliacco@nscb.gov.ph/dm.pillas@nscb.gov.ph


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