How can we create more effective education systems that provide
access and highquality education for all students; capitalizing
on emerging technologies for learning anywhere, anytime; and
responsive to the 21st century context of an interconnected
global economy and rapidly emerging global society? That was an
organizing question for more than a thousand people who gathered
in Doha, Qatar, for the inaugural World Innovation Summit for
Education (WISE) last November. Organized by the Qatar
Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development,
the summit brought together key individuals from more than 120
countries on every contintent. The summit’s goal was to examine
the key challenges facing education around the globe and to
promote visionary thinking about new education models. The
summit was opened by Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser al-
Missned, chair of the foundation, who said, “Today, we place
great faith in the power of education to prepare world citizens
for a peaceful and cooperative fu