E-media contest for Asean

SEACEM, ChangeFusion and Freevoice are now accepting applications for "ASEAN E-Media Startups Competition".

The goal is to identify talented e-media startups in Asean that bring independent news and views with financial sustainability in order to enhance freedom of expression, openness and political and economic liberty in the region.

The finalists will be invited to the capacity-building workshop to sharpen their business plans, the output of the
workshop will be rated and the winners will receive incubation support, as well as US$10,000 equity-like loan for seed/startup fund per venture.

Eligible companies:
- Internet-based independent media startups in Asean with mininum six months of existence.
- Those demonstrating measurable and scalable social social impact.
- For example: News site, bloggers network, video podcasting, and other innovative models using new media tools such as twitter and feeds.

Key selection criteria:
- Innovativeness
- Social impact
- Financial sustainability
- Scalability
- Ethics

Submit your short online application form no later than 15 Feb 2009 to http://bit.ly/asean-emedia-startups

Successful applications will be asked to submit more information at a later stage.

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Edwin Yapp

An engineer by training, Edwin first cut his teeth as a cellular radio frequency optimization engineer in one of Malaysia's largest telcos. After more than five years, he hung up his radio engineering boots to try his hand at technology reporting at The Star, Malaysia's leading English daily, where he won several awards for Best Online Technology reporting. He left to start his own editorial consultancy and is now a freelance journalist for several publications, including ZDNet Asia. A self-confessed gadget geek, Edwin hopes his blog contributions will stir up deeper discussions within the Malaysian technology scene.