The National Science and Technology Policy of Israel
The article reviews the evolution of Israel’s science and technology R & D policy. This policy is not based on any written document or master plan dictated in advance, but was formed gradually, over decades, at various times and by different people, in the corridors of government and the Knesset, universities and industry, which together […]
Mapping of National Research Infrastructures in Israel
The Neaman Institute won a tender of the Israel National Council for Research and Development – the National Committee for Research Infrastructures (VATAM) – through the Science and Technology Ministry – to conduct a study with respect to the mapping of national research infrastructures. The purpose of the research is the mapping of the existing national […]
National Energy Technologies Research and Development Survey
This survey has been recently completed by the energy and environment team at the SNI, for the National Council for Research and Development (NCRD). The survey maps various R&D efforts in Israeli academia and industry, in the following fields: Energy technology R&D – alternative energy sources; energy conservation; energy storage; energy for electricity, heat, transportation; […]
Innovation in Israel 2010 Implementation of
On 20 June 2010 a third workshop was held on “leveraging innovation to build and strengthen Israel’s cleantech industry” at Tel – Aviv. The workshop lasted four hours and was attended by invitation of about 40 people deeply involved in Israel’s cleantech industry. The workshop had three parts: At the first – the Cleantech Project Leader, […]
Science , Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison (Third edition)
Neaman Institute is pleased to present the third edition of the “indices of Science, Technology and Innovation in Israel: An International Comparison.” This report is published in cooperation with the National Council for Research and Development Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. This publication contains many key figures for Israel regarding science and technology input and […]
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 […]
VC Policy: Moving from a Financial Perspective towards a Systemic and Evolutionary Framework (STE-WP-42)
Many VC policies in Europe up to and including the 1990s took a financial view of VC that focused on bridging financial gaps rather than creating of a new mechanism to assure the emergence of higher forms of organization, such as a cluster or a market. Following the weak impact of some of these policies, […]
Evaluation of the Space Industry’s Impact on the Israeli Economy
The publication includes 4 reports from the first phase of a project, which was conducted under the auspices of the Samuel Neaman Institute in the framework of the “Economics of National Security” (ENS) Research Program and was partly funded by the Ministry of Defense. The purpose of the project is to map out the interconnections […]
Traditional industries’ innovation survey in Israel
A first of its kind R&D and Innovation survey was conducted in Israel in 2007 among low- and medium-low technology companies in manufacturing and services. The survey focused on impact of various innovation activities, distinguishing between technological and organizational innovations, on business performance measures. 1800 companies were sent a written questionnaire by mail. Responses were […]
Bioethanol in Israel: global context, research, planning and policy
The report examines the global trends in the bioethanol market and evaluates the potential advantages and the anticipated shortcomings of Israel adopting a national bioethanol strategy and the planning it would require. An overarching objective of this assessment is to evaluate whether bioethanol could be used as a relatively significant substitution for fossil fuel, as […]