The Chairman of Qatar Foundation addressed the 3rd World Innovation Summit for Education about the summit's goals and agenda.

Following is the full text of H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser’s address to 3rd WISE summit:

I am pleased to welcome you to Doha – and to the 3rd World Innovation Summit for Education.
Since WISE was launched, it has been focused on finding innovative solutions and channelling them into concrete actions. We have come a long way in building a forum where we can share ideas, collaborate, and turn initiatives into sustainable and inclusive solutions for a variety of educational needs.
Today, our fast-changing world needs this kind of forum more than ever. Many regions are experiencing economic and political instability, and ongoing problems of poverty, conflict, climate change, and the depletion of natural resources are exacerbated by this instability. At this critical time, building the future of education is a matter of great urgency, and maintaining and improving our educational systems must become an international priority.
The acceleration of the Millennium Development Goals for Education – ensuring that by 2015 all children are able to complete a full course of primary schooling, and that gender disparities in all levels of education are eliminated – is a powerful driver to reduce poverty and to promote sustainable development.
You have a unique opportunity as WISE participants and stakeholders to come up with initiatives which help achieve these goals. We have a shared responsibility to put forward the best and most innovative ideas for delivering high-quality learning to all, particularly to the most deprived, such as those living in conflict zones.
Let us focus our efforts through our growing WISE community on envisioning and implementing the kind of far-reaching and constructive change needed in our world today.

H H Sheikah Moza bint Nasser
Chairperson Qatar Foundation