Informing
Policy
for Progress

Estimated supply and demand of manpower in the infrastructure engineering

In recent years there is a noticeable shortage in the construction and infrastructure engineering manpower. The shortage is felt more in infrastructure and less in the building. In infrastructure, particularly noticeable shortage of roles in project implementation, which are the most difficult and demanding. Supply side, the number of civil engineering graduates is lower than […]

Funding of Higher Education

The monograph examines and evaluates the funding of the higher education and basic research in Israel, from the early 70’s up until today. It focuses on the various modes of funding from public and other sources, and describes the total amounts; the methodology and future modes of operation.

Energy Forum 15: Energy Efficiency in Local Authorities in Israel

Local authorities consume energy for street lighting, air-conditioning and lighting of public buildings, fuels for vehicle fleets, fuels for heavy mechanical equipment etc. The annual energy consumption of local authorities in Israel is estimated at 2-3 billion kwh. Increasing energetic efficiency in local authorities creates several important benefits – it allows great budget savings, reduces […]

Evaluation of the Space Industry’s Impact on the Israeli Economy

This project was operating under the auspices of the Samuel Neaman Institute and the Economics of National Security (ENS) Program. Its goal was to map the interconnections between Israel’s academy, its national defense system and the industry in light of the country’s growth and position in space industry and in space technology. In the framework […]

Energy Forum 14: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

The development of non fossil fuel vehicles is addressed by scientists and engineers all over the world. The global effort is to reduce air pollution, especially in the dense cities. The Israeli government declared on Nov 2007 the encouragement of non-fossil fueled vehicles, in order to achieve several goals. The green taxation plan will grant […]

Choosing a Male Specialty:Women Surgeons

The revolution in society which occurred in the last decades due to social and organizational changes has a great impact on our life in general and on occupational changes related to women in particular. Slow changes started appearing in life styles, to which many medical students reacted, by changing their list of priorities in ranking […]