Digital New Deal Contest Awards Ceremony... Grand Prize Goes to 'Digital New Deal is Freedom' Video

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 8th that it held the National Digital New Deal Contest Awards Ceremony using a metaverse (extended virtual world) format.

This contest was held with the purpose of sharing the future and everyday changes brought by the Digital New Deal by having the public directly create Digital New Deal-related content (videos, webtoons, posters in three categories).

Out of 107 submissions received from July 5 to August 13 (39 videos, 26 webtoons, 42 posters), a total of 13 excellent pieces of content were finally selected through evaluation by policy and publicity experts.

Grand Prize Winner of the National Digital New Deal Contest

The grand prize of the contest (Minister of Science and ICT Award) was awarded to the ‘Dizain’ team, who produced the work titled ‘Digital New Deal is Freedom,’ which creatively expressed the free daily life brought by the Digital New Deal through a video.

The top awards in each category were given to ‘Where I Stand is the World!’ (video category), ‘Build the Data Dam’ (webtoon category), and ‘The Coming Future World of the Digital New Deal’ (poster category), respectively.

In addition, one excellence award and two encouragement awards were selected in each category, featuring works by the public that embody various tangible achievements and future visions of the Digital New Deal.

The Ministry of Science and ICT reported that a wide range of age groups participated in this contest, from a 12-year-old elementary school student who drew a poster, to a university student team that made a video, and a 48-year-old adult who created a webtoon.

Grand Prize Winner of the National Digital New Deal Contest

The selected excellent content will be used in future online and offline promotions led by the Ministry of Science and ICT and specialized organizations to raise public awareness of the Digital New Deal.

Park Yoon-gyu, Director of the Information and Communication Policy Office at the Ministry of Science and ICT, said, “This contest was a meaningful opportunity to confirm and communicate the public’s high interest and expectations for the Digital New Deal,” adding, “We will continue to listen closely to the voices of the people and actively strive to create a happy and convenient daily life in Korea centered on Digital New Deal 2.0.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.