[Music] human history and evolution chart their own way we individuals are mere instruments in their paths striving to do what we think is best for a greater good in the history of international law enforcement this day marks a Milestone it resonates with the collective dedication of global police cooperation and making ours a safer World in 2008 the world witness Formula 1 cars zipping through the streets of Singapore at night it was the first time an F1 Grand Prix race was held under the night sky a year later we're born our very first thoughts could this city state be the place interpole was looking for could it house a new Global complex for Innovation to complement our headquarters in France to help us better fight 21st century crime eventually the answer was given by interpol's member countries at our general assembly in 2010 it was a resounding and unanimous yes and it paved the way for establishing what was felt critically essential for the growing needs of law enforcement worldwide police are traditionally trained to protect citizens from harm a harm that is visible or simply physical nature but the widening intersection of real and virtual lives challenges that very tradition and hence with the interpole global complex for Innovation interpo wanted to establish a center dedicated to fighting cyber crime exactly 100 years ago it was a city state Monaco that host to the first international criminal police Congress history was created then and history is being created right here right now yet again in another city state Singapore our vision of a safer World cannot be realized overnight it is to be reached bit by bit Milestone after milestone in a constantly evolving world this Vision cannot be realized without what we believe is also in interpol's DNA let history remember the interpo global complex for Innovation as testimony the interpol's ability to adapt to change while protecting citizens worldwide from crime even as crime itself continues to evolve and remain invisible to us all now and [Music] forever