"ROSTELECOM" ANNOUNCES THE START OF THE VI JOURNALISTS CONTEST “TECHNOLOGIES FOR LIFE-MORE OPPORTUNITIES"

"Rostelecom" announces the start of the VI journalists contest "Technology for life - more opportunities". Partner of the VI contest is "NEC Neva Communications Systems", a subsidiary of the NEC Corporation, a global leader in the sphere of integration of IT and network technologies.

The contest “Technologies for life-more opportunities” is held to get the attention of Media and bloggers on objective and better coverage of innovative technologies and services and their applications in different spheres of society. This project brought together more than 1,000 applications from representatives of the media from all regions of Russia and Armenia. The main prize for the winners in main categories will be a trip to the headquarters of NEC Corporation in Tokyo in October 2017.

The competition is held in the following nominations:

print media;
radio and television;
online - media;
social media.
The novelty of the 2016-2017 contest is a special nomination initiated by the contest partner - “Japanese-Russian cooperation in telecommunication sphere”.

The project jury consists of experts from IT and telecommunication sphere of Russia, Japan and Armenia.
"We live in an amazing time when technological innovations are developed day by day, and we have even stopped being surprised. This means that journalists from Khabarovsk to Kaliningrad always have creative materials to work on. Our competition is a project for those who are sincerely and professionally interested in telecommunication, are ready to find unique things in this innovation stream and create bright materials. I invite everyone to participate and win, "- said the Director of External Communications Department of PJSC "Rostelecom" Kira Kiryukhina.
General Director of JSC "NEC Neva Communications Systems” Akihiro Sakurai said:"It is massive and actual media project for all high technology market participants - from developers to users. It is a great honor and responsibility for us to act as the partner of "Rostelecom" in holding the contest, substantively new and interesting sphere of cooperation. On behalf of NEC, I wish the participants professional development and exciting works for which we will be glad to provide informational and technological support".

The competition takes place in several phases: the results are summarized in the macro-regional and federal levels. Winners of the macro-regional stage of the competition will meet at the awarding ceremony of the finalists, which will be held in June 2017 in Moscow.
To apply for the contest, please, visit the website www.smi.rt.ru . The deadline for the applications is 10 April, 2017.
Participants will have additional presents from Armenia of the first phase.
Details on conditions of the competition are placed on the website: www.smi.rt.ru/about .
 

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation was founded in 1899. The Corporation is a global leader in the sphere of integration of information and network technologies. The combination of advanced technologies and expertise enables NEC to meet the growing and changing needs of its customers worldwide. The Corporation uses its more than 100 years' experience in the field of technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, please visit the website http://www.nec.com .
JSC "NEC Neva Communications Systems" was founded in May 1997. The company specializes in providing telecommunications solutions, as well as public safety solutions, software-configurable network (SDN), small cells (Small Cell). More information is placed on the website http://ru.nec.com .
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