Why people are living for more years but enjoying life less
Prof. Shlomo Maital explains why we live longer but enjoy life less, — and suggests how to enjoy life more.
IsraAID: Israel’s beacon of light, giving humanitarian aid
Prof. Shlomo Maital tells how IsraAID extends a helping hand to people across the globe
Mapping Human Talent Requirements for Jerusalem’s Hi-Tech and Biomed Industries
The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research, together with Jerusalem’s Development Authority, Jerusalem’s Municipality, the Social-Economic Forum, and the Employers Administration initiated a project for encouraging young candidates and discharged soldiers residing in Jerusalem, to live, study and work in the city. This project aims to contribute to Jerusalem’s economic and social development and […]
Another important aspect of the Russian-Ukraine War
Dr. Reuven Gal on the concept of national resilience, and how it connects to Israel
How did Russian oligarchs get their wealth?
Kleptopia is the visceral enemy of democracy and well-being and the lifeblood of despots. The world is very late in awakening to the problem, but better late than never.
Energy Forum 51: The power grid challenge – transmission, optimal utilization of grid resources, and local production
In light of the climate crisis, global reduction targets of greenhouse gas emissions will become more ambitious over time, and the State of Israel, along with all the countries of the world, will be required to increase its targets. In October 2020, the Israeli government decided to increase the target for electricity generation from renewable […]
Israeli artist David Gerstein creates his works with people in mind
David (Dudu) Gerstein is one of Israel’s best-known artists. At 77, he continues to invest 10-hour workdays, producing marvelously creative works known and loved throughout the world.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting and Registration System in Israel: Summary of Reports for 2020
73 companies and organizations submitted their reports to the Voluntary GHG Registry in 2020 to the Ministry of Environmental Protection. Each of the reporting companies, enclosed a signed statement regarding the reliability of the data, as required by the Reporting and Registration System, which was developed by SNI in cooperation with the Ministry of Environmental […]
Evaluation of R&D Instruments for Fostering Academia-Industry Collaboration: The Case of the MAGNET Consortia
In this project, we implement a comprehensive approach for mapping and evaluating existing government tools and instruments for academia-industry collaboration in Israel and in selected countries. A special emphasis is placed on the evaluation of the IIA MAGNET Consortia Program, which constitutes the flagship of the IIA R&D instruments. The main goals of the research […]
Technological forecasting for scientific and technological human resources- Mapping, Best practices, and Policy recommendation for multidisciplinary studies in Israel
In recent decades, the demand for employees with multidisciplinary higher education has increased. In recent years, the Samuel Neaman Institute has conducted studies on technological forecasting for scientific and technological human resources needs. It was concluded from our studies that to meet the emerging industries’ needs for human resources, it is necessary to expand and […]
