Electric Vehicles Charging Infrastructure in Israel: Implementation Policy and Technical Guidelines
The objectives of the research are to review the best practices for the deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, specify optimal models for the Israeli case, and provide actionable guidelines for implementation. The focus of the research is public charging infrastructure for passenger electric vehicles and Light Commercial Vehicles (LCV), which represents the vast […]
R&D Outputs in Israel: International Comparison of Scientific Publications, 2017
his study was conducted in 2017, based on data from Elsevier’s SciVal and Scopus databases. The findings of the study indicate that in an international comparison, Israel’s ranking continues to decline in various quantitative indices such as: the number of publications, the number of publications per capita, its share in the publications of the world […]
Knowledge flow in Technological Business Incubators: Evidence from Australia and Israel
The study of the contribution of incubators to economic growth started to gain momentum in the 1980s, following the growth of the incubation phenomenon. While acknowledging the challenge of evaluating incubators׳ outcomes, we shift the focus from incubators׳ performance to their internal processes, in particular, the interrelationships through which the incubator stakeholders share knowledge. The […]
Space Technology, Patterns of Warfare and Force Build-up: Between a Power and a Small State
This article concentrates on the question of how the expansion into space, which was part of the information and space technology revolution, affected patterns of warfare and concomitantly affected force build-up in the US and Israeli military forces . It will describe and analyze the influence of space technologies on the changes that have occurred […]
Brain-Storming about Home-Front under War Situation.
On Dec. 7, 2018, a Brain-Storming meeting took place at the Samuel Neaman Institute. The meeting was solicited by the Israeli National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA), at the Defense Ministry. The B-S comprised 18 experts from different disciplines.The B-S process produce 4 clusters of relevant issues: 1. Descision-Making and Dilemmas 2. Media, Social-Media Information and Spokesmanship […]
Science , Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison (Six edition)
Neaman Institute is pleased to present the sixth edition of the ” Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison.”. This publication contains many key figures for Israel regarding science and technology input and output, and covers more than a decade of international comparisons, as well as many other indices. This information can […]
The future of the universities and the universities of the future
Due to significant changes in technology, society and business – combined forces are threating the future of the universities. There is a common belief that these forces could result in significant changes and disruption in historical scale. The object of this study is to present a wide global view on current developments and issues, and […]
Energy Forum 40: Natural gas for transportation in Israel
The problem of air pollution, resulting from the emission of pollutants in exhaust gas from motor vehicles, is growing worse, in the world and in Israel – especially in city centers. Compressed natural gas (CNG) is currently considered the most promising alternative fuel because of its availability and ecological advantages. Globally, there are millions of […]
Evaluation of the Technion Excellence Programs
The research centers on the evaluation of the Technion excellence programs. The Technion currently offers two types of excellence programs to its students: The Rothschild Scholars Technion Program for Excellence and a number of faculty excellence programs. The goal of this particular research is to provide policy makers at the Technion and external involved bodies, […]
Annual Report 2016 Samuel Neaman Institute
The Annual report for 2016 summarizes the Samuel Neaman Institute’s activities for this year in a wide range of subjects.