Friday 24 April 2009

Año de la Creatividad y la Innovación en europa/ European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009

http://create2009.europa.eu/

This is the official website of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009. It provides news on relevant events taking place during 2009, serves as a platform for access to projects and explains how to participate in the Year.

Main objective of EYCI 2009The European Year of Creativity and Innovation aims to raise awareness of the importance of creativity and innovation for personal, social and economic development; to disseminate good practices; to stimulate education and research, and to promote policy debate on related issues.Key messageCreativity and innovation contribute to economic prosperity as well as to social and individual wellbeing.Target groupsThe activities of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 are aimed at a range of different groups including young people, educators, firms and policy makers, as well as the general public. Civil society organisations are encouraged to mobilise and get involved at European, national and local levels.