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Treatment of municipal solid waste in Israel
In Israel, about six million tons of municipal solid waste (MSW) are produced every year, and the vast majority is landfilled.
The paper sheds light on the MSW market in Israel and presents findings regarding major barriers, strategies for removing those barriers, and value accelerators for achieving.
How Jews Change the world
In this article, published in the Jerusalem Post, Prof. Shlomo Maital tells us about a century of Jewish genius that changed the world. Followed by an interview with Norman Lebrecht, a British journalist and novelist who wrote the book :” Genius and Anxiety: How Jews Changed the World, 1847-1947.”
The irrationality of the flood crisis
Every winter we hear about the collapse of urban drainage infrastructure as a result of heavy rains, but the budget of all drainage authorities in Israel for 2020 is only NIS 55 million, while in Nahariya alone, the cost of damage in January 2020 is estimated at NIS 300 million.
In this article published in Calcalist, Prof. Ofira Ayalon highlights the problems of poor management on the part of the local government and shows us that it can be done differently.
The irrationality of the flood crisis
Every winter we hear about the collapse of urban drainage infrastructure as a result of heavy rains, but the budget of all drainage authorities in Israel for 2020 is only NIS 55 million, while in Nahariya alone, the cost of damage in January 2020 is estimated at NIS 300 million.
In this article published in Calcalist, Prof. Ofira Ayalon highlights the problems of poor management on the part of the local government and shows us that it can be done differently.
Review of Funding Sources for Universities in the World
Oshrat Katz-Shacham, Ella Barzani
Even before the COVID‑19 pandemic, forecasts predicted that about half of the 2,800 higher education institutions in the U.S. would close or merge within the next decade; tuition is high and students are no longer willing to pay; universities must adapt to the new reality.
Oblige companies to keep reserves for a period of crisis
A crisis is an opportunity to changes, and an opportunity to learn. Risk management must be considered in the management of companies, to be ready to cope with future crisis.
When an unexpected external crisis arrives, such as the current Corona crisis, companies are left with no emergency reserves and no cash flow. It is suggested that companies will be required to set aside fund for resolving crisis.
Too early to eulogize the technological – Scientific Revolution
On September 1, Eytan Avriel published an article in Haaretz, entitled “Growth: Is the era of great inventions has ended?”. He quotes economist Robert Gordon of Northwestern United States. Gordon believed that the technology – scientific innovation has exhausted itself, and therefore should expect a decline in growth in the coming years. Gordon’s Interpretation is erroneous on several levels, and his conclusion is incorrect.
the great money mystery
An interview with Arie Rotenberg – why the mountain of money created by Central Banks, In Israel and abroad , has not caused inflation?!
The business of sleep
An interview with Prof. Peretz Lavie, outgoing president of the Technion about his sleep research and resulting start-ups.
Polity without policy
What happen in democracies, when we the voters, the polity, cast our ballots without any clue about what those we are voting for plan to do? What if those we vote for have no idea themselves what they plan to do? And why are Israel and Western democracies in this pickle?
