Strategic Policies for Increasing Arab Women’s Participation in the Labor Market
A significant problem facing the social and economic development of Arab society today is the low rate of Arab women’s participation in the labor force. Only one fifth of Arab women participate in the labor force, compared to 60% among Jewish women in Israel. This low employment rate is reflected in the high poverty levels in Arab society where more than 50% of the Arab households live under the poverty line according to the 2008 statistics.
Proceedings of the International Conference on Privatization in Higher Education
The purpose of the Conference was to learn from the experiences of other countries in the world (United States, Australia, Italy, the U.K., Germany and Sweden.) how to create a national policy that enables broad access to higher education, without endangering the level of excellence in research which has already been attained.
The Acceleration of Arab Society’s Involvement in the Israeli Economy and Business Sector
The national importance and the urgency of accelerating the Arab citizens’ integration into Israel’s economy is increasing in Israel. A variety of state, business and voluntary organizations are dealing with this subject. For this purpose, we intend to hold a series of discussions with the major organizations dealing with the economic/business aspect of the subject
Evaluation of the Space Industry’s Impact on the Israeli Economy
This project is operating under the auspices of the S. Neaman Institute and the Economics of National Security (ENS) Research Program. Its goal is to map out the interconnections between Israel’s academy, national defense system and industry in light of the country’s growth in space industry and in space technology R&D.
Israelis in Berlin: Community in the Making
In recent years, an increased immigration movement to Europe has been discerned, mainly to two cities, London and Berlin. This study examines the motives of migration, lifestyles, and perceptions of Israelis who emigrated to Berlin, in light of the special relationship between Israel and Germany.
A Survey to Examine the Difficulties of Transmitting Nano Technologies from the Academe to the Industry
The TELEM Forum (National Infrastructure for Research and Development Forum), with the assistance of the National Committee for Nanotechnology (INNI( has worked during the last eight years to establish six research centers in the field of nanotechnology funded according to the matching method. The established research centers conducted thousands of studies based on nanotechnology, the effect of which has not yet realized its maximum potential.
Pediatric-Surgery
Preventive intervention for children undergoing surgery, coupled with changes in the policies of the Department of pediatric Surgery, Operating Room and Recovery Room, designed to enhance the children’s emotional, cognitive and behavioral control, in order to accomplish the developmental, psychological tasks and promote their mental health.
Public Funding of R&D: PREF
SNI is a partner of the PREF project, sponsored by the European Union (FP7).
Designing the Israeli Climate Change Information Center (ICCIC) Website
According to a government resolution, the Ministry of Environmental Protection was assigned to prepare a national plan for Israel’s adaptation to climate change. For this purpose, the Ministry initiated the establishment of an Israeli knowledge center on the subject, to work on strengthening existing scientific knowledge regarding preparedness for climate change in Israel and even market the accumulated Israeli knowledge to other target countries.
Science, technology, economics (STE)
STE is a core program of the S. Neaman Institute, aimed at developing national policy alternatives for key issues lying at the interface between Science, Technology and the Economy.