"Design and technology are changing the way we live" says Justin Trudeau
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has championed the importance of creativity in tackling global issues like climate change and gender equality, becoming the first in his position to do so in 25 years.
During a recorded speech to mark the opening of Toronto's EDIT design and technology festival last week, Trudeau acknowledged that designers are playing an increasingly fundamental role in helping to solve some of the key issues faced internationally.
"In Canada and around the world, design and technology are changing the way we live our lives, and ideas and projects are making a difference for people everywhere," said the prime minister.
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau says designers can help solve global issues. Photograph by Jean-Marc Carisse "We face major challenges as a world today, from fighting climate change to achieving gender equality to making sure people everywhere have a real and fair chance at success," he continued.
"Innovators and artists are finding creative solutions to these complex problems, and moving us closer everyday to achieving the UN sustainable development goals."
EDIT festival spotlights designers aiming to solve global issues
Trudeau's speech was recorded for the inaugural edition of EDIT ? Expo for Design, Innovation and Technology.
The 10-day event is organised by the city's Design Exchange organisation, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. The programme's 17 Goals for Sustaina...
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