Informing
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for Progress

Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Smart Robotics Companies-Survey

The aim of the project is to present an up-to-date and complete picture of the current activities in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Smart Robotics in Israel, and to examine the possibilities of promoting these fields. This survey answers a number of research questions. Some of the questions deal with issues of […]

America’s decline – Israel’s trouble

President Trump says the US economy is stronger than it has ever been. And the numbers back him up. Numbers, shmumbers – America is sink­ing. One consequence is that Israel is in trouble.

R&D Outputs in Israel Analysis of Scientific Publications

This study was conducted in 2018, based on data from Elsevier’s SciVal and Scopus databases. This report describes and examines government research institutes (Chapter 1); the impact of Israeli researchers’ participation in international research infrastructures (Chapter 2); Factors that may affect the number of citations of Israeli publications (Chapter 3); Technological impact – collaboration between […]

Snow-capped idea volcanoes

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder said “Young people are just smarter!” So, Mark, here goes. I’m going to try to convince you that those over 60 not only have clever ideas but often know far better than young whippersnappers how to implement them.

Metrics for Science Technology and Innovation in Israel Comparative Data Infrastructure Final Report Second Year

Neaman Institute is pleased to present the ” Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison – 2018″. The two other chapters deal extensively with the following issues: Brain Drain. High-Tech indicators We hope this publication will provide useful insights on Israel’s national and international policies and will contribute to the correct comprehension […]

To succeed in a start-up, you have to think like artists

Is Israel really the start-up nation? If you choose the right metric, the answer is no. Israel is indeed the world leader in the number of start-ups per capita, according to the Bloomberg Index – but is this the right measure? Isn’t it more correct to check the number of successful start-ups per capita? If we measure this index, we will find that Israel is not at all leading. The rate of failures in the US, for example, is 90%; Sounds a lot, but it’s much less than Israel.