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DOHA
Hanno Pevkur announced on Tuesday measures he would take as President of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) to provide a digital boost to the organisation, helping it to become more attractive and engaging to those within the volleyball community.
Pevkur, who expressed his intent to run for the CEV chief’s post in February, has been the President of the Estonian Volleyball Federation since 2012. He is currently in the FIVB Executive Body and serving the CEV as the Vice-President.
Pevkur’s policy pledge, titled ‘Digital Spike’ and available to view on his website www.hanno-pevkur.org, outlines three areas of improvement he would prioritise as president - focused on enhancing connections with national federations, improving existing CEV platforms and developing new ones, and looking into the creation of games for fans of European volleyball.
The pledge is Pevkur’s sixth in as many weeks, and follows previous commitments to support the CEV’s national nederations is a variety of ways, including plans to increase the CEV’s revenues, the provision of special support for smaller Federations to grow, and improvements to the CEV’s governance systems. All initiatives are available to view on his website.
On the release of Digital Spike, Pevkur said: ‘‘The current COVID-19 crisis will have many far-reaching implications for all sports, including volleyball. In particular, it is highlighting how international organisations such as the CEV must continue to become digitally stronger and smarter to engage with their global audiences. In my country, Estonia, we have invested many resources in building a digital society, and we are reaping the benefits of this in all industries. As the world continues to digitalise, we must take the opportunity now to make European volleyball ahead of its time and prepared to welcome new generations of fans, athletes and commercial partners to our sport. By making small changes now, we can have a big impact in our future.”
The vote for the next president of the CEV is due to take place at the CEV General Assembly, now scheduled for October 16 in Moscow, Russia.
DOHA
Hanno Pevkur announced on Tuesday measures he would take as President of the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV) to provide a digital boost to the organisation, helping it to become more attractive and engaging to those within the volleyball community.
Pevkur, who expressed his intent to run for the CEV chief’s post in February, has been the President of the Estonian Volleyball Federation since 2012. He is currently in the FIVB Executive Body and serving the CEV as the Vice-President.
Pevkur’s policy pledge, titled ‘Digital Spike’ and available to view on his website www.hanno-pevkur.org, outlines three areas of improvement he would prioritise as president - focused on enhancing connections with national federations, improving existing CEV platforms and developing new ones, and looking into the creation of games for fans of European volleyball.
The pledge is Pevkur’s sixth in as many weeks, and follows previous commitments to support the CEV’s national nederations is a variety of ways, including plans to increase the CEV’s revenues, the provision of special support for smaller Federations to grow, and improvements to the CEV’s governance systems. All initiatives are available to view on his website.
On the release of Digital Spike, Pevkur said: ‘‘The current COVID-19 crisis will have many far-reaching implications for all sports, including volleyball. In particular, it is highlighting how international organisations such as the CEV must continue to become digitally stronger and smarter to engage with their global audiences. In my country, Estonia, we have invested many resources in building a digital society, and we are reaping the benefits of this in all industries. As the world continues to digitalise, we must take the opportunity now to make European volleyball ahead of its time and prepared to welcome new generations of fans, athletes and commercial partners to our sport. By making small changes now, we can have a big impact in our future.”
The vote for the next president of the CEV is due to take place at the CEV General Assembly, now scheduled for October 16 in Moscow, Russia.