Informing
Policy
for Progress

Law against plastic bags? You are populists

New law proposals are trying to retire the use of plastic bags, but the truth is that this is a small percentage of the total packaging waste and there are more pressing issues.

Visionary optimist – Dov Lautman 1936-2013

INDUSTRIALIST DOV LAUTMAN died November 23 following a decade-long battle with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig’s Disease. He was 77. He is survived by his son, Noam, and three grandchildren.

How will the Israeli gas flow?

The state seeks to promote the establishment of two land-based facilities to absorb the gas, but residents of the selected location for the facilities object due to safety and environmental considerations. It seems that the establishment of a floating rig in the sea may solve the problem.

Realization of opportunities in natural gas

In a situation where the cost of conversion to gas is not financially possible for many companies in the economy, and when there is a source of supply risk, there is need to organize the construction of infrastructure in high urgency and to seek ways to expedite the realization of the potential at lower risk.

Core infrastructure for the industry

A policy of designing industrial clusters, which provide core infrastructure for designated industrial sectors is implemented very successfully in recent years in many countries as inspired by the management guru Michael Porter. It works well for Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Sweden and other countries.? It’s time to plan smart infrastructure for the industry in Israel.