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Israel and Trump heat up the world

A few hours after the inauguration of The President of the United States, Mr. Donald Trump, The White House issued a statement on the future attitude of the new government towards the energy sector.

Will Iran win the technology war?

In his article, Prof. Shlomo Maital analyzes the investment of the Iranian government (and even the religious establishment in Iran) in technological and scientific education, and its results, against the investment in the State of Israel in those fields.

The Best of times, The Worst of times

Hugh forest fires that left hundreds homeless and caused over a billion shekels in damages highlighted the ability of Israelis to rally in times of adversity, but also fanned sectarian tensions and raised questions about disaster preparations

Follow the money

How will Donald Trump’s economic outlook affect Israel and the world?

If Alona bareket can, so can you

If you had 100 million shekels, how would you invest them? houses, a private jet, jewelry or football? Alona Barkat chose to invest this amount in a football club.

Israel can benefit from climate change

Israel takes pride in its technological knowledge, and was among the first countries that signed the Treaty of Paris, but in practice – Israel’s energy consumption only increases while renewable energy is not. This lack of attention will result in missed opportunities for the state of Israel.

Eradicate the shoddy culture from the food industry

Multiple reports recently about Salmonella and Listeria bacteria in food products raises concerns regarding the supervision and control processes of the food industry in Israel. The Health Ministry data show that the number of recalling for food and faulty products rose sharply in the last five years. If you examine the issue in depth, the main of the “recall” events is the expansion and consolidation of the shoddy culture, of the “It’ll be okay” culture- because of the lack of quality control policies, and perhaps also due to the decline in the quality of management. Development and implementation of quality culture plants require quality leadership by senior management over time for internal purposes, even when there is no external regulation-that actually does not exist.

Why Israel needs to promote its global Cleantech industry?

Israel was recently recognized as a global leader in Cleantech innovation; A major barrier for Israel start-ups to leverage this innovation into competitive global industry is the lack of available funding of commercial projects at the after the technology had already been proven. This article reviews the Israel Cleantech innovations and recommendations for implementing a national policy for the global Cleantech industry is suggested.