La OCDE anuncia a los ganadores de la competencia de video en el 50 Aniversario
OECD – Paris, 10 May 2011
OECD announces winners in 50th anniversary video competition
University students from Peru, Colombia, the Ukraine, India and Australia have won the OECD’s first-ever “Progress Is…” international video competition.
The OECD invited young people aged 18-25 worldwide to present their vision of progress in a three-minute video, posted to YouTube. Defining progress and helping governments devise policies to achieve it is a key theme of the OECD’s 50th Anniversary celebrations throughout 2011.
“Today’s youth will need more than ever creativity and innovative spirit to foster progress for societies at different stages of development,” OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said. “The high quality of videos entered in this competition is proof of the potential that the young generation has to offer as we seek to devise better policies for better lives.”
The contest drew a strong response from around the world, with more than 100 entries from 46 countries. A panel of judges led by Mr Gurria; Dr. Giuseppe Porcaro, Secretary-General to the European Youth Forum; and Chris Cramer, Global Editor for Multimedia at ThomsonReuters, narrowed entries down to a 20-video shortlist in late-March. An Internet-based public vote chose three winners, while the OECD selected two additional videos for Special Mention prizes.
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First prize went to Javier Elias, 24, of Peru, for a video titled “Progress is education for all.” Mr Elias concluded communication studies in 2011 at the Universidad de Lima.
Second prize went to Stephanie Villadiego, 21, of Colombia, for “Progress is hope.” Ms Villadiego studies political science at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, in Bogota, Colombia.
Third prize went to Alina Opanasenko, 25, of Ukraine, for “Progress is the way to go.” Ms Opanasenko is working on a PhD in foreign studies and diplomacy at the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, in Kiev.
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Special Mention prizes were awarded by the OECD to Hew Sandison, 18, of Australia, for “Progress is everyone, together,” and R. Vidhya Priyadarshini, 21, of India, for “Progress is tomorrow in our hands.” Mr Sandison is studying media arts and production at the University of Canberra, while Ms Priyadarshini is studying information technology at Anna University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
The five winners will receive all-expense paid trips to Paris, France, to present their videos during the annual OECD Week May 23-27. This year’s OECD Forum will bring together elected and government officials, business and labor leaders, the media and other representatives of civil society for wide-ranging discussions on key policy issues from the global agenda, including: growth and jobs, gender equity, sharing wealth and new paradigms for development. Other agenda items will include the launch of the OECD’s twice-yearly Economic Outlook, an updated approach to achieving Green Growth and a new initiative on measuring quality of life that goes beyond standard indicators like GDP.
Discussions and conclusions from the Forum will feed into the annual ministerial meeting, which brings together finance, foreign affairs and trade ministers from the OECD’s 34 member countries. The United States, with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will chair this year’s ministerial meeting, with Germany as co-chair.
· For More information on the OECD’s 50th Anniversary Week www.oecd.org/oecdweek
· For more information on the 50th Anniversary Video Contest is available at www.oecd.org/videocontest
Journalists seeking further information on the OECD 50th anniversary video contest should contact the OECD Media Division: news.contact@oecd.org, +33 1 45 24 97 00.
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