The document announces the AmBisyon Natin 2040 Knowledge Olympics 2.0 Pitch a Brilliant Idea Contest organized by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The contest is open to college students who will work in pairs to develop an action plan to promote NEDA's long-term vision for the Philippines. Teams will be judged based on how well their plan interprets and relates to the theme, demonstrates originality and creativity, and ensures the practical implementation of the vision. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three teams.

1. AmBisyon Natin 2040 Knowledge Olympics 2.0
Pitch a Brilliant Idea Contest
Ambisyon Natin 2040 is a long-term visioning project initiated by the National
Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). The vision crafted from the project
was intended to provide a basis for unity among Filipinos.
This long-term view aims to serve as a guide in development planning and to ensure
the continuity of policies, projects, and programs, across administrations.
I. Who may participate
1. The AmBisyon Natin 2040 Knowledge Olympics 2.0 Pitch a Brilliant Idea
Contest is open to all bona fide college students from both private and public
schools.
2. Each team shall be composed of two students.
II. Theme
1. The AmBisyon Natin 2040 Knowledge Olympics 2.0 Pitch a Brilliant Idea
Contest shall focus on the promotion of the Long Term Vision (LTV) survey
results.
2. Reading materials are available at NEDA website: 2040.neda.gov.ph/ and
videos are available at NEDA YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/user/NEDAPhils.
III. Registration of Participants
1. Participants shall register not later than October 20, 2016, 5:00 pm using the
prescribed registration form through e-mail at caraga.neda@gmail.com or fax
at (085) 815-0308.
2. To encourage greater participation from various colleges/universities, only
one team per school is allowed. Registration is on a first come, first served
basis. Hence, the first team which submits the duly filled-out registration form
and endorsed by the College Dean or School Director/President to the
Secretariat (through email or any other means) shall be considered as the
school’s official representative.
IV. General Mechanics
1. The AmBisyonNatin 2040 Knowledge Olympics 2.0 Pitch a Brilliant Idea
Contest shall start at 10:00 AM on October 27, 2016 at NEDA-Caraga
Conference Hall, Butuan City.

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2. The contest administrator shall make a roll call and team members are
expected to stay in the pre-assigned seats/tables.
3. After the roll call, a template shall be provided to each team where they will
write their action plan on how to promote the long-term vision.
4. Before the contest will begin, the contest administrator shall orient the teams
on the mechanics of the contest. Then, the competition shall commence.
Teams have 60 minutes to finish their action plan. They will be prompted 10
minutes before the end of the competition to wrap up their outputs.
5. During the event, only the participants may raise clarifications and/or
questions to the contest administrator. The contest administrator may refer
the queries to the board of jurors, if he/she deems it necessary.
6. Winners will be announced during the awarding ceremony.
V. Bases for judging
The following are the bases for judging:
a. Interpretation and Relevance to the theme – 30%
b. Originality, Uniqueness, and Creativity – 40%
c. Practicability and appropriateness of the action plan – 30%
VI. Judging of entries
1. The Board of Jurors, composed of three members, will convene as a group to
judge the entries and determine the winner.
2. The winner shall be judged based on the criteria for this competition. The first,
second and third place winners shall be determined based on the average
scores computed by the judges. The decision of the Board of Jurors is final
and irrevocable.
VII. Prizes
The team who shall be declared first prize shall receive PhP3,000; PhP2,000 for
the second prize; and PhP1,000 for the third prize.
VIII. Awarding
Awarding of winners shall be done during the culmination program of the
AmBisyon Natin 2040 Knowledge Olympics 2.0 on October 27, 2016 at NEDA
Caraga Conference Hall, JP Rosales Avenue, Butuan City.