News From 2015

Following the COP 21 agreement in Paris, prof. Ayalon shares her views on the Paris accord and its future consequences

Dr. Daphne Getz from Samuel Neaman Institute attended the Globes Israel Business Conference at 12/6/15 on the issue security as an economic weapon - defense industries in world markets.

An Interview with the researcher Tsipy Buchnik from SNI, at the radio show of GALTZ:  "security zone", on 01/11/2015 at 19:50. Various indices, support the statement of the Chief Maj. Gen. Herzl Halevi that "We’re having a technological war with Iran".

Data from Science Technology and Innovation project and scientific outputs – publications project was presented. Indicators such as: S&T students in Iran Vs. Israel, Universities Ranking and scientific publications.

Prof. Grossman, head of the Energy Forum Project at Samuel Neaman Institute, participated in a panel on renewable energy in the third Galilee Management and Economics conference. You can watch the Panel here.

A series of articles on Channel 10 News, with the participation of Dr. Tamar Almog, Senior Research Fellow and Head of People Israel Project of SNI

Link for the first episode in the series here

Think-tank on innovative property-rights forms for affordable housing was held at the Samuel Neaman Institute.

SNI’s CEO, Prof. Omri Rand, welcomed the overseas speakers and high-level Israeli policymakers. 

Professor Rachelle Alterman, Neaman expert on land and housing policy, opened by explaining the urgency of enhancing Israeli’s affordable housing policy.

Prof. Shlomo Maital will deliver a lecture on the subject “Growing Companies survey - What prevents their development in Israel?” at Israel Growth Conference - raising international successes, Stock Exchange, Tel Aviv

Dr. Tamar Almog from Samuel Neaman Institute gave the opening lecture - "Parents and Crashing - Generation Y is Raising Kids: Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Israeli parenting" - At the Jerusalem Annual Conference for Parents in Israel on the subject: Family, Municipality and State Share in the Responsibility for Early Childhood.

Prof. Ofira Ayalon will serve as a mentor in the field of environment and energy in the program of urban entrepreneurship CityTechLab in cooperation with MATI - Business Development Center and the Haifa Municipality. The program is an accelerated program of technological projects that solve unique problems and challenges the modern cities are facing.

Dr. Gilead Fortuna participated in the session ‘the next decade in teaching and research' And spoke on the subject ‘Chemical Engineering where to - challenges and opportunities' at the jubilee conference of the Israeli Association of Chemical Engineering.

On 24.302.2015 The Ministry of Environmental Protection and the EU Delegation to Israel as part of concluding phase I of the “Twinning Project”, organizations were granted with recognition awards for reporting to Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Registration and Reporting Program, as part of a continuous project managed by Ofira Ayalon, Miriam Lev-On, Perry Lev-On, Tal Goldrath