On 12 November 2009 the Ambassadors of the 2009 European Year on Creativity and Innovation released a "Manifesto for Creativity and Innovation in Europe" aimed to help shape the EU's vision of the role of creativity and innovation and to feed into the Union's strategy for the decade 2010-2020.
The manifesto sets out seven priorities and seven lines of action as follows:
Priorities
- Nurture creativity in a lifelong learning process where theory and practice go hand in hand.
- Make schools and universities places where students and teachers engage in creative thinking and learning by doing.
- Transform workplaces into learning sites.
- Promote a strong, independent and diverse cultural sector that can sustain intercultural dialogue.
- Promote scientific research to understand the world, improve people’s lives and stimulate innovation.
- Promote design processes, thinking and tools, understanding the needs, emotions, aspirations and abilities of users.
- Support business innovation that contributes to prosperity and sustainability.
Lines of action
- Invest in knowledge
- Reinvent education
- Reward initiative
- Sustain culture
- Promote innovation
- Think globally
- Green the economy
The Manifesto on Creativity and Innovation is available at : http://www.create2009.europa.eu/about_the_year/documents_of_the_year.html
About the European Year
The aim of the Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 is to promote creative and innovative approaches in different sectors of human activity and contribute to better equip the European Union for the challenges ahead in a globalised world.
For further details, please visit:
- The EFC dedicated website on the European Year
- The official website