Posts Tagged: Israel Startup Nation

‘Israel Must Transition From the Startup Nation to the Innovation Nation’
CTech - The year 2020 was marked by a global pandemic, yet the State of Israel wasn’t deterred and marked many impressive feats in scientific...

In Battle Against Coronavirus, IDF Converts Assembly Lines to Make Medical Supplies
As the global coronavirus crisis continues, Israeli military assembly lines designed to make tank components and body armor have been converted to produce protective goggles...

Number of Israeli Blockchain Companies Up 32% in 2019, Survey Finds
The number of active crypto and blockchain companies in Israel has increased 32%, according to a survey by the Israeli Bitcoin Association. While 150 companies were...

As Israel Votes, One Question Remains: How Come We Still Cast Paper Ballots?
CTech - With the Israeli general elections here, the use of archaic paper ballots in our electoral process seems, on its face, to be anathema...

Global Business Buys in May Validate ‘Startup Nation’
JNS.org - Major international acquisitions of Israeli companies in May reaffirmed Israel’s moniker as the “Startup Nation.” Some of the Israeli companies that were sold last month,...

Israel Wants to Share Its Knowledge and Technology With the World, Netanyahu Says at Special UN Event
The Jewish state wants to share its knowledge and technology with the world, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday at an event held at...

Former CIA Director Petraeus Hints at Personal Involvement in Growing Israel’s Startup Presence in US
Former CIA Director David Petraeus hinted on Wednesday that he will be part of a push to grow Israel’s startup sector and move Israeli companies...

New San Francisco-Tel Aviv Direct Flight to Strengthen Links Between Silicon Valley, Startup Nation
The first-ever direct flight between San Francisco and Tel Aviv will take off Wednesday evening, forging a stronger link between the US’s and Israel’s startup...

Nonkosher Food for Thought
Last week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paid a three-day visit to Italy. On Thursday, he attended the Israeli pavilion at the Expo Milano 2015. As head...

To Israel With Love
In his column in Haaretz on Wednesday, titled "Why I won't be celebrating Israel's Independence Day this year," Asher Schechter lists many reasons for his...

UN Hosts Israeli Led Conference on Entrepreneurship
Times of Israel - The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday hosted an Israeli-led conference on entrepreneurship attended by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon,...

Waze Could Give Google a Social Network to Rival Facebook
JNS.org - The idea of Israeli-developed Waze was great, the execution was excellent, the name was catchy, and the application worked. Fifty million drivers using...

The Moral Excellence of the State of Israel
Tal Ben Shahar's class in positive psychology was one of the most popular in the history of Harvard University. Yet despite his pedagogical...