We made a big update today: Now we have the
- programme and description
- info about the debates
- partners (on the right) and a link to the
- Year of Creativity and Innovation
online! Check it out!
Why do we organize a conference about Creativity?
The modern world puts emphasis on better use of knowledge and rapid innovation. It therefore requires a broadening of the creative skills base involving the whole population. In particular, there is a need for skills and competences that enable people to embrace change as an opportunity and to be open to new ideas in a culturally diverse, knowledge-based society.
Creativity in general implies that a wide range of knowledge can provide the basis for innovation. Innovation requires successful realization of new ideas coming from a variety of domains, and is also essential in economic fields.
Members of the European Parliament and the Ministers of Education and Higher Education have often stressed the importance of finding a balance between the requirements of the economic world and the broad cultural dimension of education, which more than ever seems to be an area of conflict, therefore they agreed to proclaim 2009 the ” European Year of Creativity and Innovation”.
