2009 is the European year of Creativity and Innovation.
1.Link to 2007 EU innovation performance measurement document.
Available online at: http://www.proinno-europe.eu/admin/uploaded_documents/European_Inno...
2. European year of Creativity and Innovation home is: http://create2009.europa.eu
Goals include:
he European Year of Creativity and Innovation has the objective to raise awareness of importance of creativity and innovation for personal, social and economic development, to disseminate good practices, stimulate education and research, and promote policy debate and development.
The Year addresses a wide spectrum of related themes such as:
- fostering artistic and other forms of creativity through pre-school, primary and secondary education including - vocational streams, as well as non-formal and informal education
- maintaining engagement with creative forms of self-expression throughout adult life
- cultural diversity as a source of creativity and innovation
- information and communication technologies as media for creative self-expression
- ensuring that mathematics, science and technological studies promote an active, innovative mindset
- developing a wider understanding of the innovation process and a more entrepreneurial attitude as prerequisites for continued prosperity
- promoting innovation as the route to sustainable development
-regional and local development strategies based on creativity and innovation
- cultural and creative industries including design – where the aesthetic and the economic coincide
Available online at: http://www.proinno-europe.eu/admin/uploaded_documents/European_Inno...
2. European year of Creativity and Innovation home is: http://create2009.europa.eu
Goals include:
he European Year of Creativity and Innovation has the objective to raise awareness of importance of creativity and innovation for personal, social and economic development, to disseminate good practices, stimulate education and research, and promote policy debate and development.
The Year addresses a wide spectrum of related themes such as:
- fostering artistic and other forms of creativity through pre-school, primary and secondary education including - vocational streams, as well as non-formal and informal education
- maintaining engagement with creative forms of self-expression throughout adult life
- cultural diversity as a source of creativity and innovation
- information and communication technologies as media for creative self-expression
- ensuring that mathematics, science and technological studies promote an active, innovative mindset
- developing a wider understanding of the innovation process and a more entrepreneurial attitude as prerequisites for continued prosperity
- promoting innovation as the route to sustainable development
-regional and local development strategies based on creativity and innovation
- cultural and creative industries including design – where the aesthetic and the economic coincide
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Comment by Madan Mohan Pant on May 22, 2009 at 6:32pm - This is a very good initiative. Many think that the year 2009 will be a turning point for the economies of the world,projecting new leaders and laggards, who will be busy 'bailing out' failures and losers. The need is to look at 'innovation' beyond the propter hoc ergo hoc approach to build an atmosphere and train to enhance creativity. Insights need not be just sparks or natural lightning, but like steady illumination provided by a steady supply of electrical energy. We need to work together converging many different approaches rather than working in silos.
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