Internet Contest 2025
This competition is the most important international championship.
It is open to students from public, private schools or associations and for seniors who register through their Intersteno National group.
The certificate received by successful participants is an important asset for professional life.
The goals are to foster proficiency in the use of the keyboard and to engage young people in fair and healthy competition with their peers all over the world. Each competitor can compare his results with those of other participants of the same age category not only in his native language, but also in foreign languages.
Thanks to this competition, schools are able to show their presence on the Web at the international level about a useful ability at any learning level. It is clear that a professional approach in keyboarding is a basic competence useful in any type of school and helps to fulfill the growing demand for producing documents and communicating with the aid of computers and tablets.
The contest consists of ten-minutes of text entry, using special software available on the website www.intersteno.org (in Taki and ZAV formats).
Grading in accuracy and speed are done according to internationally agreed-upon standards based on long experience and intensive investigations.
BASIC RULES OF THE COMPETITION
Two types of championships:
- Mother tongue: Competitors indicate one of the languages they participate in as their “mother language” and it is compulsory to compete in this language.
- Multilingual competition: competitors take part in 2 or more of the 18 available languages on the Taki & Zav software. Only one attempt per each language is allowed. If several national versions of one language are available (for example German and German for Switzerland), or if the languages are very similar (Croatian, Serbian, Bosnian, Montenegrin) the competitor may use only one of these language versions.
Results are ranked according to the following age categories:
- children: up to 12 years (born in 2013 or after),
- pupils: 13 – 16 years (born in 2012, 2011, 2010 or 2009),
- juniors: 17 – 20 years (born in 2008, 2007, 2006 or 2005),
- seniors: older than 20 years (born in 2004 or earlier).
To qualify competitors must perform within the following limits:
|
Category
|
Min. char./minute
|
Max. % errors
|
|
Children
|
150
|
1 %
|
|
Pupils
|
180
|
1 %
|
|
Juniors
|
200
|
1 %
|
|
Seniors
|
240
|
0,5 %
|
Participation fees
- 5 euro for participation only in the mother tongue,
- 7 euro for competitors writing in two or more languages.
The fee must be sent before 25th April 2025. Please contact the Intersteno representative in your Country or, if there is no representative, please send your money directly to:
INTERSTENO Bank Account
Intersteno, Kapellestraat 124, BE-8020 Oostkamp, Belgium
IBAN: BE53-0682-3189-0853
BIC: GKCCBEBB
To non-European countries we suggest to transfer payments using: Paypal.
Read more for all the Rules of the Intersteno Internet Contests
It is attended every year by more than 1500 participants all over the world.
| 2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
| 262 |
239 |
750 |
885 |
992 |
1249 |
1214 |
1451 |
1320 |
1340 |
1720 |
| 2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| 1666 |
1811 |
1799 |
1196 |
1248 |
1243 |
1517 |
841 |
997 |
1116 |
1174 |
Country Representatives
|
Country
|
Country representative
|
Contest responsible
|
Email |
| Argentina |
Mr. Victor González |
Mr. Victor González |
vhgonzalez32 @ yahoo.com.ar |
| Austria |
Mr. Martin Springinklee |
Mr. Martin Springinklee |
martin.springinklee @ chello.at |
| Belgium |
Ms. Georgette Sante |
Ms. Georgette Sante (French) |
gsante @ icloud.com |
| Ms. Agnes Coeckelberghs (Dutch) |
agnescoec @ hotmail.com |
| Canada |
|
ask to jury president |
gsante @ icloud.com |
| Croatia |
Ms. Andrea Wawrzynek |
Ms. Nikolina Vicković Žubi |
andrea.wawrzynek @ gmail.com
nikolina.vickovic @ skole.hr |
| Czech Republic |
Mr. Helena Zaviačičová |
Ms. Helena Zaviačičová |
jaroslav @ zav.cz
helena @ zav.cz |
| Finland |
Mr. Jari Niittuinperä |
|
jari.niittuinpera @ gmail.com |
| France |
Mr. Jean-Charles Le Masson |
Mr. Jean-Charles Le Masson |
jclemasson @ gmail.com
contact @ intersteno.fr |
| Germany |
Ms. Annemarie Mersch |
Mr. Uwe Brüdigam |
Annemarie.Mersch @ intersteno.de
Uwe.Bruedigam @ intersteno.de |
| Hungary |
Ms. Anita Dobos |
Mr. Tamás Tanai |
anitadobos0725 @ gmail.com
tanai0011 @ gmail.com |
| Italy |
Ms. Elena Graziosi |
Ms. Elena Graziosi |
intersteno @ respeakingonair.org |
| Japan |
Mr. Tsuguo Kaneko |
Mr. Tatsuya Kawahara
Mr. Takayuki Nakayama
|
kawahara @ i.kyoto-u.ac.jp
t.nakayama314 @ gmail.com
|
| Luxemburg |
Ms. Marylène Brito |
Ms. Nicole Gangolf |
marylene85 @ googlemail.com |
| Philippines |
Ms. Deliza Ridolozo |
|
|
| Poland |
Mr. Krystian Wawrzynek |
Ms. Teresa Wawrzynek |
krystian.wawrzynek @ gmail.com
teresa.wawrzynek @ interinfo.pl |
| Romania |
|
Ms. Marcela Farcasiu |
marcela.farcasiu @ upt.ro |
| Russia |
Ms. Anastasiya Afonskaya |
Ms. Anastasiya Afonskaya |
contact @ gzos.ru |
| Slovak Republic |
Ms. Terézia Garaiová |
Ms. Terézia Garaiová |
tgaraiova @ gmail.com |
| Spain |
|
ask to jury president |
gsante @ icloud.com |
| Switzerland |
Ms. Raffaella Signorelli |
Ms. Raffaella Signorelli |
rsigno @ bluewin.ch |
| The Netherlands |
Ms. Marlene Rijkse |
Ms. An Faaij-Nulle |
jmplrijkse @ gmail.com
interinfoNLD @ gmail.com |
| Türkiye |
Mr. Emrah Kuyumcu |
Ms. Sevilay Gündoğdu Durmuş |
emrah @ emrahkuyumcu.com
bilgi @ interstenoturk.org |
| United Kingdom |
Mr. Ian Roberts |
Ms. Mary Sorene |
iroberts @ briaultreporting.com
|
| United States |
Ms. Virgene Biggers |
Mr. Russell Page |
vkbiggers @ cox.net
russellpagedc @ gmail.com |
Note from 2022: In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Internet Contest, the Intersteno Federation was honored to mark the occasion in loving memory of Gian Paolo Trivulzio (Italy), who was instrumental in establishing Internet contests and made distinguished contributions to Intersteno history.
