Call for nomination to the UNESCO International Prize for the Creative Economy

In celebration of the 2021 UN International Year of Creative Economy, UNESCO is pleased to launch a call for nomination to the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy. Created in 2020, the 50,000 USD Prize is awarded on a biennial basis to outstanding examples of actions to support the development of entrepreneurship […]

UN declares 2021 as International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development

At the 74th session of the UN General Assembly this month, 2021 was declared as the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. The proposal recognises the need to promote sustained and inclusive economic growth, foster innovation and provide opportunities, benefits and empowerment for all and respect for all human rights. And the ongoing need to […]

The Importance Of “Cultural Alignment” for Global Creativity

How does culture impact creativity? What is the difference between “local” and “foreign” creative tasks? And what does that all have to do with crowdsourcing? A recently published article sheds light on the relationship between culture, creativity and the importance of “cultural alignment” for cross-cultural creative tasks. Read original article at egyptinnovate.com

International Meeting for the Creative Economy in Athens

‘Elpis’ enterprise is organising the international event: “The Creative Economy – an Infinite Opportunity for Growth” on October 18th at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece in partnership with the British Council. The event launches the Greek translation of Felipe Buitrago Restrepo and Iván Duque’s, “The orange Economy- an Infinite Opportunity”, considered an important study on […]