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Siemens is pleased to announce the Siemens Media Award 2026
A regional competition that will take place in nine countries of Central and Eastern Europe (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Israel, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia).
The "Technology with Purpose" contest is open to journalists from print and digital media outlets as well as social media and other content creators who have produced media coverage on topics related to the competition in the last 12 months for or from the participating countries.
For years, Siemens has been rewarding journalists for quality news stories on the importance of technology in everyday life while encouraging knowledge sharing among media content producers in the CEE region. The theme of the competition is “Technology with Purpose" and the original works on this subject shall be published March 1st, 2025, and February 28th, 2026. The contest is open to entries of reporters of print media, news agencies, radio, TV and news portals, as well as to bloggers, YouTubers, and other social media influencers, content creators under the same terms.
In the 2026 competition, an international jury will be given the specific task of choosing the top five original works. The five winners qualify directly for the final competition, which will take place in Budapest. The trip includes a stay in a hotel and a tour of the famous Törley champagne museum in Budapest. At the gala event, one champion will be chosen and given a trip to the Salzburg Festival in Austria with her/his partner as the first prize.
For years, Siemens has been rewarding journalists for quality news stories on the importance of technology in everyday life while encouraging knowledge sharing among media content producers in the CEE region. The theme of the competition is “Technology with Purpose" and the original works on this subject shall be published March 1st, 2025, and February 28th, 2026. The contest is open to entries of reporters of print media, news agencies, radio, TV and news portals, as well as to bloggers, YouTubers, and other social media influencers, content creators under the same terms.
In the 2026 competition, an international jury will be given the specific task of choosing the top five original works. The five winners qualify directly for the final competition, which will take place in Budapest. The trip includes a stay in a hotel and a tour of the famous Törley champagne museum in Budapest. At the gala event, one champion will be chosen and given a trip to the Salzburg Festival in Austria with her/his partner as the first prize.
Applications
Siemens invites all interested journalists, content creators to submit their original publications to presse.at@siemens.com or the mail address of the respective regional siemens communication person. The deadline for submissions of all applications is March 16th, 2026.
Objectives of the program
As the leader in the field of innovation, through this kind of events and competitions, Siemens promotes excellence in writing, media reporting and investigative journalism, while rewarding journalistic virtues.
Journalists focus and their contribution to the professional and quality research is of great importance for us as a company that strives to offer the most efficient solutions in the fields in electrification, automation and digitalization. Media representatives specialized in mentioned areas are our partners in the constantly changing business environment, and trough this cooperation they have the opportunity to take their work to the next level. The aim of the Siemens Media Award project is to develop, nurture and improve the quality of reporting on the topics in the field of intelligent infrastructure.
We wish to encourage the journalists to thoroughly investigate all the specific issues in this area in order to make it understandable to the general population. Active media reporting on this issue will show us, among other things, how the technology can truly be useful for people, how can contribute to the improvement of life and become the engine of economic growth, both in our country and the region.
We wish to encourage the journalists to thoroughly investigate all the specific issues in this area in order to make it understandable to the general population. Active media reporting on this issue will show us, among other things, how the technology can truly be useful for people, how can contribute to the improvement of life and become the engine of economic growth, both in our country and the region.
Topic
The competition is open to all journalists and content creators that publish their articles on the topic of Technology with Purpose in print media, agency reports, online media, social media, podcasts and other journalistic work.
This topic covers all segments of Technology from Siemens – how it moves people and goods, powers our lives, fuels growth. Whether it’s a reliable transport system, electrical grids that provide a dependable energy supply or buildings that offer space for housing or commerce, safe and efficient infrastructure represents the foundation on which an economy of a country is built.
This topic covers all segments of Technology from Siemens – how it moves people and goods, powers our lives, fuels growth. Whether it’s a reliable transport system, electrical grids that provide a dependable energy supply or buildings that offer space for housing or commerce, safe and efficient infrastructure represents the foundation on which an economy of a country is built.
Jury
Grading criteria
The international jury will select five winners from those journalists and content creators who have applied their articles on the topic of “Technology with Purpose” and dealt with the issue in a clear and concise manner, showing distinguished originality that stands out among others working in this sphere.
In determining the winners on both levels, following criteria shall be considered:
In determining the winners on both levels, following criteria shall be considered:
- Following the specified topic and the information richness of the article
- Intelligibility and argumentation of the article content
- Clear and concise writing style
- “Personal touch” of the author
- Analytical ability of the author
- Actuality of the problem and the innovation that is written about - was the author the first to wrote on the specified topic
- Innovations – to which extent are technology solution presented in the article
- Relevance – to which extent article describes the real problem of the mentioned innovation
Competition Terms and Conditions
- Siemens Media Award 2026 competition is open to all journalists, correspondents, freelance journalists and content creators and Influencer whose articles on the given topic were published in print media (regardless of the publishing dynamics), radio, TV, electronic and online media and social media within the territory of the country they apply from.
- Television or radio reports should not be longer than 60 minutes.
- Entries must have been published or broadcast in the period from March 1st, 2025, until February 28th, 2026.
- Applications can be submitted personally by individuals, or by others on their behalf, with the written consent of the author.
- Participants that send an article or a report that is a work of a group of authors cannot submit the same piece individually. Such article/report will be considered as a single submission and it is necessary to define the leader of the team of authors.
- Submissions are non-returnable.
- Decision of the jury is final and there shall be no further correspondence on this topic.
- In case that entries which were published/broadcast in the same media in which some of the jury members are engaged, the vote of that jury member will not be included.
- Submissions can be made via the presse.at@siemens.com e-mail address or the mail address of the respective regional siemens communication person. The application must contain an electronic copy of the published article in its original form. Electronic copy has to be in one of the approved digital formats, the best is a PDF document or MP4 video format.
- Application must include:
Name and last name of the author
Contact phone number – landline
Contact phone number – mobile
Contact e-mail
Full name of the media where application was published
Publishing date and full title of the authors’ article. - Deadline for submission of all applications is March 16th, 2026.
- After March 16th, 2026, no submission shall be accepted, regardless of the reason.
The competition will comply with applicable local legislation of each country.
Award
Regional competition final in Budapest
Authors of five best awarded articles, will go to Budapest and attend the Media Award ceremony on the 22nd of May 2026.