Data Analytics approaches and tools survey for promoting advanced manufacturing
The aim of this document is to present a variety of approaches and tools of data analytics for promoting and supporting advanced manufacturing in industry.
Strengthening Social Resilience, Building Social Capital: Perspectives from Israel and China
This is a report about a one-day workshop conducted by the authors in Beijing, Chaina, in April 2016. In this workshop, we proposed to engage an invited group of senior policymakers, administrators and scholars in a discussion of the theory and practice of social resilience, in the context of China. We shared ‘lessons learned’ […]
It Takes Two to Tango? Spatial and Social Implications of Joint Civil-Military Development.
This study examines the impact of the forthcoming transition to the Negev (Southern part of Israel) of military bases related to the Intelligence Corps and the C4I corps on the reinforcement of urban communities in the Beer-Sheba Metropolitan area. The study includes reviewing and studying international lessons learned in the area of integrating military and […]
R&D Outputs in Israel: Quality Characteristics of Distinct Inventions
The main goal of this study is to provide decision makers with an in-depth picture on the scope and characteristics of Israeli inventive activity during the last two decades and to examine Israel’s position in the inventive arena in relation to OECD countries. In addition to the quantitative description and analysis of Israel inventive activity […]
Assessment of greenhouse gas emissions intensity from electricity generation in Israel
The Israeli energy market undergoes tremendous changes in recent years. While the vast majority of electricity was generated at Israel Electric Corporation’s (IEC) sites, in recent years independent power producers (IPP) are increasingly gaining market share. The fuel mix used for electricity generation in Israel in recent years has also radically shifted, with the natural […]
Feasibility of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) waste treatment facilities in Israel
Construction of waste treatment facilities by Public and Private partnerships (PPP) in Israel The study, carried out as part of a research grant for the local authorities – the National Lottery and the Local Authorities Center examines the factors that hinder the creation of waste management plants in Israel, and in particular, whether the establishment […]
Israel-Us Academic Relations
Israel on Campus Coalition (ICC) is a national network of students, faculty members, and professionals, whose goal is to strengthen the pro-Israel movement on campuses across the US. The research department of the ICC addressed SNI and requested a review of the development of academic relations between Israel and the United States over the past […]
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Registration System in Israel: Summary of Reports for 2015
51 companies and organizations submitted their reports to the Voluntary GHG Registry in 2015 to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Each of the reporting companies, enclosed a signed statement regarding the reliability of the data, as required by the Reporting and Registration System, which was developed by SNI in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental […]
Characterization and master plan for the Shefar’am new industrial park
This research defines the recommended strategy and establishes a master plan for the new industrial park in Shefar’am which is planned to be built in the east side of the town. The focus is on strategic characterization of the new industrial park, recommending the preferred execution method and identifying the needed managerial institutions, in […]
Feasibility of Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) waste treatment facilities in Israel
This study was conducted as part of research funded by Mifal Hapais (the Israeli Lottery) and the Center for Local Authorities. The lack of compatibility between the waste management policy in Israel and the reality in the field raises the following question: What are the factors that hinder the establishment of end-treatment plants in Israel? […]