The Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy celebrates today the International Day of Creativity and Innovation.
In 2017, the UN General Assembly, recognizing the catalytic role of creativity and innovation in the development and progress of the modern world, established April 21 as the World Day of Creativity and Innovation. The celebrations last for a week each year, starting on 15 April, the day on which the genius artist and inventor Leonardo da Vinci was born, an icon of creative and innovative thinking. They were established in 2001, at the initiative of Canadian psychologist Marcy Segal, who wanted to highlight the unique ability of human beings to use their imagination to conceive new ideas aimed at improving their lives and creating a better world: "On World Creativity and Innovation Day, the world is invited to embrace the idea that innovation is essential to realize the full economic potential of nations. Innovation, creativity and mass entrepreneurship can provide a new impetus for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They can boost economic growth and job creation while increasing opportunities for all, including women and youth. They can provide solutions to some of the most pressing problems such as eradicating poverty and malnutrition. Human creativity and innovation, both at the individual and collective level, have become the real wealth of nations in the twenty-first century."
(MH)
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