Celebrating UN World Creativity & Innovation Day

Today APRIL 21st inspired by the importance of being creative to promote the economic potential of nations, the United Nations marked this day to be the World’s Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID).

First celebrated in April 21, 2018, the #WCID week starts on April 15 to honor the birth date of the creative genius Leonardo da Vinci.

This year, during COVID-19 pandemic, it is time to acknowledge the medical advances that allowed us to create a strong health care system. In addition to the free content access across the globe that help spreading awareness, and the technological advances that allowed us to understand, monitor, and disinfect the virus behavior, such as aerial spray drones.

Creativity and Innovation have a huge impact on achieving Agenda 2030 and the SDGs, for example:

- Companies that invest in Research & Development can help achieve Economic Growth goal.

- Innovations in classrooms is increasing Quality Education.

- The technological advances, such as AI and Internet of Things can help to achieve Sustainable Cities and Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure goals.

- Creating more job opportunities can help Poverty Prevention and Elimination of Hunger goals.

Indeed, today with a global pandemic staring us down, creativity and innovation will be critical to help secure stability through the uncertainty and resolutions and solutions to create the future we want. Each of us must light the creative spark within. We need all hands on deck.

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