I. EDC Smart City Essay Writing Competition

Economy

For details of the essay writing competition organized by EDC Smart City read the following instructions:

“The DEX Workshop, which gives the base of the currently founded Ihrig Károly College for Advanced Studies, organises the EDC Smart City Essay Writing Competition for the first time to build up a long lasting tradition. After the evaluation of the essays, the best applicants will also give a presentation in front of a well-respected, professional jury. The first place winner will have the honor to work with the Smart City team of EDC Debrecen Urban and Economic Development Center. Second and third place finishers will look forward to other prizes.

Application:
Deadline of the application: October 16. 23:59; you can reach the form here: http://usite.hu/x/13238
Deadline of handing the essays in: October 30. 23:59.
The essays, the application forms, along with the CVs need to be sent electronically to smartcity@edc.debrecen.hu
Please play attention, missing the deadline equals disqualification from the competition!
Every student of the Debrecen University has the right to apply.

Criteria:
The essays will be evaluated by the Smart City team of the EDC Debrecen. The main criteria are the feasible, transparent, logical solutions of the issues chosen by the applicant.

Content requirements
The applicants need to choose one out of the Debrecen Smart City’s seven fields, and they need to give a logical, feasible solution with smart ideas, which can be used in Debrecen.

With which Smart ideas*:
• could you make the knowledge of digital literacy* available for everyone?
• would you make government services in our city more efficient?
• could you minimize overhead expenses of Debrecen?
• could you improve public security increase citizens’ sense of security?
• would you reorganise public transportation and improve traffic in general in our city?
• would you make different sport activities and healthy lifestyle more popular?
• could you accomplish a harmonization of the service providers’ work in healthcare, in order to have an efficient information flow?

*Smart idea: It’s goal is to create a livable, effective and sustainable city with innovative technological solutions
**Knowledge of digital literacy: The knowledge and usage of tools of information and communication technology and the internet.

You can get more information about the formalities of the essays here: http://usite.hu/x/13239

We wish all our applicants good luck!”

Source: EDC Smart City official Facebook page

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