Iran Press/ America: The main goal behind the celebration of this day is to encourage people to promote multidisciplinary thinking both at individual and group levels.
History
World Creativity and Innovation Day was founded on May 25, 2001, in Toronto, Canada. However, it came into existence after the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to celebrate the day on April 27, 2017. The first World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated in 2018.
Significance
The UN-designated April 21 is to be celebrated as the World Creativity and Innovation Day with an aim to educate people about the role of creativity and innovation in different aspects of human development.
Since there is no universal understanding of creativity, the concept is open to different interpretations in various fields like problem-solving in the context of social, economic, and sustainable development, artistic expression, and much more. According to the UN general assembly, creativity and culture do not only create an economic value but also add a non-monetary value to lives. This eventually contributes to social development.
The United Nations even urges its member nations to make cultural and creative industries a part of economic growth strategies. United Nations’s statement reads, “innovation, creativity and mass entrepreneurship can give new impetus to economic growth and job creation”.
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