Informing
Policy
for Progress

Energy Forum 48: Energy in a Smart City

Most of the world’s population now resides in cities. By 2030, the population of the cities around the world is expected to grow from 3.3 billion to 5 billion people. In Israel, approximately 6 million residents live in urban communities. Because of resource constraints, it may become difficult to provide all the services to city […]

We will bounce back

This book comprises some 65 short blogs, written mostly during the coronavirus epidemic, in March and April.

R&D outputs in Israel: Inventive Characteristics of universities and research institutions

This  report presents updated statistics on the inventive activity of Israeli inventors and applicants. This includes: Analysis of patent applications in the PCT track; Analysis of inventive activity by leading assignees; Distribution of inventive activity by sectors and technological fields and an analysis of the globalization aspects of inventive activity. The analysis of the inventive […]

Promoting the leadership of Israeli industry in future technologies

The Israel Innovation Authority has set a goal of promoting the leadership of Israeli industry in future technologies as a strategic goal. Many countries invest huge amount of capital in identifying strategic areas and technological trends, to create a technological competitive advantage over other countries, and to create an economic impact as a result. It […]

Project Based Learning

This essay surveys research published in the past four years or so, on how innovative schools employ project-based learning to motivate and inspire children