Doha, April 20 – A number of specialists noted that the person of the twenty-first century has became increasingly convinced that the coming period will depend increasingly on generating knowledge through creativity and innovation, which constitute a catalyst for achieving sustainable development.
This came in exclusive statements to Qatar News Agency on the occasion of the World Creativity and Innovation Day, which the United Nations celebrates on the twenty-first of April of each year.
World Creativity and Innovation Day is celebrated in accordance with a UN General Assembly resolution issued on April 27, 2017, and it is an occasion that aims to promote examples of best practices and highlight the use of innovative thinking and technology towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Economist at the Qatar Committee for the Alliance of Civilizations (QCAC) Nozad Abdulrahman Al Hiti, said in exclusive statements to Qatar News Agency that with the beginning of the 21st century, the world witnessed steady developments that speak of a new economy different from the traditional sectors that prevailed in the world in the last century. The creative economy began to develop and take up a large space and positively affect the economies of some countries, while realizing its importance in diversifying sources of income, providing jobs, and sustaining it, pointing out that the creative economy is today a preoccupation for many countries of the world, especially those that enjoy a historical and cultural legacy that extends over the years.
The creative economy represents about 7 percent of the global GDP, and its value exceeds four trillion dollars.
Dr. Nozad stressed the importance of moving to environmental, scientific, technological and industrial innovation policies, based on the call of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development in the Technology and Innovation Report for the year 2023, for governments to adapt their environmental policy with that.
He explained that the technology and innovation report issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), predicted that the market value of leading environmentally friendly technologies would reach USD 9.5 trillion by 2023, compared to USD1.5 trillion in 2020. The report called on developing countries to act quickly to take advantage of this opportunity and move to a development path that leads to more diversified, productive and competitive economies.
Dr. Nozad Al Hiti cited what Secretary-General of United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Rebeca Grynspan said when she emphasized that we are at the beginning of a technological revolution based on green technology, as this new wave of technological change will have a tremendous impact on the global economy, and the developing countries must capture more of the value created by this technological revolution to develop their economies. (MORE)
Source: Qatar News Agency