The "Manifesto for Creativity and Innovation in Europe" is one of thekey outcomes of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009.The document is the result of a collective work of the Ambassadors ofthe Year, who are leading European personalities from the fields of culture, science, education, business and design. The Ambassadors handed the Manifesto over to President José Manuel Durão Barroso.

The Manifesto includes the following priority areas:
1. Nurture creativity in a lifelong learning process where theory and practice go hand in hand.
2. Make schools and universities places where students and teachers engage in creative thinking and learning by doing.
3. Transform workplaces into learning sites.
4. Promote a strong, independent and diverse cultural sector that can sustain intercultural dialogue.
5. Promote scientific research to understand the world, improve people’s lives and stimulate innovation.
6. Promote design processes, thinking and tools, understanding the needs, emotions, aspirations and abilities of users.
7. Support business innovation that contributes to prosperity and sustainability.

http://create2009.europa.eu/fileadmin/Content/Downloads/PDF/Manifesto/manifesto.en.pdf