Your opinion. Your creativity. Your voice.
What do you think about democracy, youth participation, and the issues that affect your everyday life?
Digital Exchange is an international digital competition for young people from Slovenia, Estonia, and Portugal, where you can express your opinions creatively and connect with peers from Estonia and Portugal. Digital Exchange runs for 13 weeks, from 19 October 2026 to 17 January 2027. Every two weeks, we will introduce a new topic or question, and you will have two weeks to prepare your response.
Choose the format that suits you best: write a post or a poem, create a short video, make a meme, take a photo, draw a comic, or create another form of artwork. Every two weeks, you can submit one entry and earn points. The more points you collect, the better your chances of winning: the winner will receive a prize worth €200!
How to participate?
- During the week of 19-25 October, you can submit questions that will become part of the competition.
- The first challenge starts on 26 October.
- We will publish a new topic or question at the beginning of every two-week period – 6 topics in total.
- You will have two weeks to prepare your response.
- Submit your work via Google Forms.
- At the end of each two-week challenge, we will publish a new topic.
- You will earn points for each submission, depending on the format you choose.
You can participate in as many challenges as you like. The more challenges you take part in, the more points you can collect, increasing your chances of winning the overall competition and the prize. The international competition brings together young people from Slovenia, Estonia, and Portugal, giving you the opportunity to share your ideas with young people from other European countries.
Participation rules
To participate, you must:
- be 15 to 29 years old,
- create your work in English,
- submit your work during the relevant challenge period,
- submit your work via Google Forms,
- not use artificial intelligence (AI) when creating your content,
- attend the online final meeting in February 2027.
Each participant can submit one piece of work per two-week challenge.
What can you create?
Video
- Short video up to 90 seconds
- Reel
- Interview, vlog, etc.
Visual Content
- Photo + description
- Digital or analogue artwork
- Comic
- Meme, etc.
Written Content
- Post of up to 300 words
- Poem, etc.
Important: The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is not allowed when creating your submissions. Use your own ideas, your own words, and your own creativity.
Scoring
| Criteria | Points |
| Participation | 5 points |
| Relevance to the topic | 0-5 points |
| Reflection and personal perspective | 0-5 points |
| Creativity | 0-3 points |
| Clarity of the message | 0-2 points |
| Total per challenge | Max 20 points |
Prizes
Points will be accumulated throughout the entire competition.
At the end of the competition, the three participants with the highest number of points will receive prizes:
- 1st place: 200 EUR Ülemiste gift card
- 2nd place: 150 EUR Apollo Klubi gift card
- 3rd place: 100 EUR InGame voucher
The winners will be announced at the online final event in February 2027.
Timeline
- Topic 1: Being heard (26.10.2026 – 8.11.2026)
- Topic 2: Active citizenship (9.11.2026 – 22.11.2026)
- Topic 3: Media & misinformation (23.11.2026 – 6.12.2026)
- Topic 4: Inclusion & Diversity (7.12.2026 – 20.12.2026)
- Topic 5: Europe & Democratic Participation (21.12.2026 – 3.01.2027)
- Topic 6: The future we want (4.1.2027 – 17.1.2027)
- Final online event, February 2027
