A programme was organized at Raj Bhavan on Sunday to observe the World Creativity and Innovation Day.

Addressing in programme Governor of Tripura Indrasena Reddy Nallu said World Creativity and Innovation Day, observed annually on April 21 every year across the world, aims to raise awareness about the crucial role that innovation and creativity play in human development. The day is focused on achieving Sustainable Development Goals through promoting and celebrating creativity and innovation.

World Creativity and Innovation Day is a part of the World Creativity and Innovation Week that begins on April 15, celebrated as World Art Day in honor of Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday and ends on April 21. Marci Segal, a creativity specialist and futurist from Canada, founded this day in 2002 with the objective of inspiring people to employ creativity to develop fresh ideas, bring positive transformation, and perform problem-solving.

The United Nations (UN) recognised the importance of creativity and innovation in promoting sustainable development and included World Creativity and Innovation Day as a part of its initiative “Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.”

In 2013, the UN jointly published a report with UNESCO and UNDP that emphasized the significance of human creativity and innovation in the development of micro, small, and medium-sized industries. In recognition of the importance of creativity and innovation, the UN declared April 21 as World Creativity and Innovation Day in 2017 during its 79th plenary meeting at the seventy-first session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The first World Creativity and Innovation Day was celebrated in 2018.