This report serves as the background report to the third Global Education Industry Summit which was held on 25-26 September 2017 in Luxembourg. On the basis of recent OECD analysis, it discusses innovation in education, schools driving progress and well-being in communities, the role of industry and employers in supporting schools and suggests policies towards better ecosystems of learning and innovation. The report argues for better networking and partnerships between schools, regional industries and local communities. This background report for the 3rd Global Education Industry Summit examines the role of schools within a broader ecosystem of innovation and learning. These summits bring together ministers and high-level education officials with representatives of industry and business, specifically the growing education industry, to discuss innovation in education and how policy makers and industry leaders can jointly contribute towards fostering it.

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Foreword -- Executive summary -- Innovation, education and learning: An ecosystems approach -- Innovative schools -- Schools driving progress and well-being in local communities -- Local economy supporting schools -- Policies for better ecosystems of innovation -- Report from the 2015 Global Education Industry Summit, held in Helsinki on 19-20 October 2015 -- Report from the 2016 Global Education Industry Summit, held in Jerusalem on 26-27 September 2016.