Insects in the Service of Man: Review and Recommendations for the City of Afula as a Hub to Promote the Field – English version
Insects are of fundamental importance to the ecosystem on Earth and their existence is critical for human survival. Insects play a variety of roles in the service of man, while the full potential of using this option is found in various stages of research. In general, it can be estimated that the market for insect […]
Israel Research Status – What the Indices Really Describe?
Research evaluations by qualitative indices involve various advantages – but also many limitations and deficiencies. Despite their importance, these evaluations are controversial, and often – misunderstood. The main object of this study is to contribute to the understanding of the evaluations, particularly to consider the question – are they describe correctly the reality? Approaches and […]
Energy Forum 38: Steps for implementation following the approval of the Gas Outline in Israel
Israel’s natural gas era began in 1999 with the discovery of the Noa gas field off the coast of Ashkelon, followed by Mari B in 2000, both forming parts of the Tethys Sea partnership. The Tamar reservoir was discovered at the beginning of 2009 and supplies gas since April 2013. Since then, natural gas reservoirs […]
Advanced Manufacturing
Development of national policy for promoting advanced engineering in the Israeli industry, by several activities, like: A survey of the status of advanced manufacturing in the world and in Israel, study of the status of advanced manufacturing in Israeli companies and its improvement potential, Mapping & studying Israeli companies with solutions & technologies for advanced […]
First & second year report of Ramzor to the North Project
This is the first and second year (out of three) report submitted to Trump Foundation, the directors of the Northern Region of the ministry of education, and of Neaman Institute.
Issues in developing a metropolin plan for the north of Israel
The report is intended to provide tools for combining in regional planning considerations of economic development and employment in a more intensive way, based on new models for regional development and data which is relevant to the north of Israel. The data is partly based on previous study carried out in Neaman Institute for economic […]
Is there a Shortage of Academic Degree Holders in Science and Technology?
This research extends previous work by the authors, “The Role of Research Universities in the Israeli R&D System”, by investigating the possible shortage of graduates with academic degrees in S&T. Contrary to common views, we conclude that there currently is no overall shortage in the number of S&T degree recipients. Some 10,000 receive a first […]
Science , Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison (Fifth edition)
Neaman Institute is pleased to present the fifth edition of the ” Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison.”. This publication contains many key figures for Israel regarding science and technology input and output, and covers more than a decade of international comparisons, as well as many other indices. This information can […]
Annual Report 2015 Samuel Neaman Institute
The Annual report for 2015 summarizes the Samuel Neaman Institute’s activities for this year in a wide range of subjects.
R&D Outputs in Israel: International Comparison of Scientific Publications, 2000-2014
This is the third in a series of studies financed by the Samuel Neaman Institution and the National Council for R&D (NCRD). The study’s findings are as follows: International comparison indicates that Israel’s ranking continues a downward trend in various quantitative indices: number of publications, number of publications per capita, its share in global and […]
