Beneath the Red Line (or the Parable of Water) – On the Water Crisis in Israel
At the beginning of the Likud Government’s term of office in 1996, Minister of Agriculture, Raphael Eitan, approached me and requested that I help him prepare a data brochure about the situation of the water system. He expressed, in advance, his concern that the situation of the water system might lead to the liquidation of […]
Human Resources Policy in an Age of Change, 1994, (Internal Report)
Open-ended discussions were held with managers and group leaders, most of whom have technical responsibilities. The agenda included: (a) The nature of the technical problems faced in process and product development and innovation, or that arise in production and servicing; (b) The role of the capabilities and experience of individuals in the solution of such […]
Towards An Infrastructure Policy Consensus and A National Capital Outlay Budjet 2000-2010 (Background Paper 1)
This short discussion paper is part of an effort to spawn discussion concerning infrastructure decisions and decision-making in Israel. It seeks to start a penetrating, across the board examination of needs, means, institutions and management practices in Israel as a basis for forging an agreed upon budgeting procedure and a capital outlay budget for the […]
Development of Higher Education Systems in Seven Arab Countries – 1965-1988
The “Oil Decade” (1973-1982) aroused great expectation in Arab societies in the Middle East, expectations for deep and fast transformations in a broad variety of areas – political, economic, social and cultural. In the 1980’s there were indications that disappointment was setting in since most of the expectations did not materialize. This development, which was […]
Education, Science and Beliefs in the Eyes of the Israeli Public
Evaluation of the Impact of Traffic Overload and Parking Fees on the Demand for Travel – A Study on an Event at the Technion
This work deals with the influence of overflow and parking tolls on the demand for traveling to destinations, with regard to the behavioral aspect of the demand for travel and identifying the factors influencing the choice of travel means. The need for demand management and external intervention in the transportation system by tolls was created […]
Preparations by the Energy Sector for Improving Environmental Quality
The seminar on The Deployment of Israel’s Energy Economy for Improving the Quality of the Environment is, to a certain extent, a continuation of a previous seminar two years ago on Alternative Energies in View of the Persian Gulf Crisis. The emphasis then was on utilizing alternative energies in case of a shortage in fossil […]
The Scarcity of Electronics Engineers and Computer Sciences Graduates in Companies Belonging to the Electronics Industry Association.
This report summarizes a survey that was conducted in the months January-June 1997 in order to understand the shortage of electronic engineers and computer science graduates in companies incorporated in the Society of Electronic Industries. The survey was prepared by Ing. David Kohn and Ilana Shalev of the Samuel Neaman Institute at the initiative of […]
Electronic and Hybrid Power for Busses. Final Report
The report includes detailed review of technologies for electric and hybrid vehicles, and information about experiments performed with electric and hybrid buses worldwide. Published data about energy storage devices, such as batteries, fuel cells and inertia flywheels, various driving and charging systems, air conditioning problems are summarized and analyzed. Performance characteristics of various electric and […]
Conference on shore extensions and artifical islands off the coast of Israel
The construction of a series of artificial islands off the shoreline of Israel constitutes a clear necessity towards the end of this decade and during the first half of the coming century. This is due to the pressing utilization and need for development of the coastal strip in general and the severe shortage of land […]
