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Most of the children are in an inappropriate educational environment
Manuel Trajtenberg
“At the moment there are about one million children in some educational institution, And most of them are not appropriate”, said the economist Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg, a faculty member of Tel Aviv University and a colleague of the Samuel Neaman Institute, in a panel that dealt with the question of whether the Early Childhood Council would succeed in narrowing the gaps in the Z generation.
How is Israel preparing for climate change?
In Israel, a significant climate change program has recently been presented, focusing on coping with its results: Israel’s national plan for climate change, approved by the government after nine years of research and writing. The program, written by the Ministry of Environmental Protection, in consultation with government ministries, bodies and experts from various fields, represents an important step in the process of preparing for climate change, whose destructive impact on Israel and the world is expected to only increase in the coming years. Prof. Ayalon, former head of ICCIC, says that in order to execute the plan it must be funded.
A dirty solution for saving food
The initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture to reduce food loss by packing fruits and vegetables in plastic may be a good intention, but it may create a new and unnecessary problem that will overshadow the problem of lost food.
Prof. Ofira Ayalon is not convinced that this is such a bad solution. “The goal of the move is to reduce the depreciation of vegetables and fruits, but scientifically, there is no answer at the moment what is preferable”.
Want to foster engineering leadership? That’s how it’s done right
Arnon Bentur
Being an engineer in the 21st century is much more than planning, doing calculations and writing code. Today’s engineer is required to be able to work in a team, independent learning throughout life and to be able to deal with solving complex problems in situations of uncertainty. These are the demands of advanced industry in Israel and around the world.
The Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research at the Technion recently published a report entitled “Educating Engineers in the 21st Century”, which reinforces the view that advocates the need to expand the education of the Israeli engineer in the early stages of his training, And to withstand global competition.
Electric vehicles charging – the revolution in coming!
Idan Liebes
According to the forecast, by 2030, about 125 million electric vehicles will travel on the roads of the world.
Although in Israel the field is still in its infancy, according to a forecast by the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Research, by 2025, the number of electric vehicles in Israel is expected to reach about 200,000 vehicles.
Against the backdrop of problems at Intel Worldwide, Israel is celebrating the investment: “An abnormal bonanza”
The establishment of Intel’s new plant in Kiryat Gat will have a positive impact on local high-tech and increase the variety of jobs in it. However, the reliance of the Israeli high-tech and economy on Intel only grew as the company is currently in a critical period, preparing for years of intensifying competition in the industry and profound technological changes that could threaten its status. Israel and the local high-tech should hope that Intel will emerge from these challenges strengthened. According to data published yesterday by Intel, the company has 11,700 employees in Israel. According to a report by Samuel Neaman, she is indirectly responsible for the employment of 52,000 people in Israel.
Reinventing the recycling
The state of plastic waste management in Israel is very bleak: the pollution is increasing, the research is lagging, the policy of dealing with the crisis is unclear, and the last recycling plant is closing its doors – perhaps the hope will come from Italy, where scientists have developed an innovative facility that promises to recycle all plastics.
Entering the Battlefield
With the growth of Benny Gantz in the polls, the question arises: Does the military record prove itself in the political test?
Dr. Reuven Gal, senior research fellow at the Samuel Neaman Institute for National Policy Studies at the Technion, appointed three factors that are needed to enter politics, for leadership: The first is leadership and ability to influence and lead. Obviously, senior military leaders obtain this. Secondly, they must have a clear agenda, a genuine ideology. History shows that this is not always the case with military leaders. The third requirement is total commitment. While military officers had obviously demonstrated during their service full commitment, even willingness for self-sacrifice – the commitment in politics is quite different.
How to domesticate the creative tiger without eliminating it?
The problem with creativity is related to the ability to perform it effectively, says Prof. Shlomo Maital, a researcher in the field of high-tech and innovation. His new book “Dismantle” offers a way to build a personal ideas machine that will never be turned off. “It’s much more interesting and fun than doing the same thing over and over again,” he says in an interview in which he explains how to organize creativity without hurting it.
“The human brain is inherently creative and creative talent never becomes extinct, but it does grow rusty and therefore we must act to reduce rust and to renew the idea machine,” says Prof. Maital.
Netanyahu has instilled the feeling that all problems are decreed by fate, from the conflict with the Palestinians to the cost of living – that is not true
Prof. Manuel Trajtenberg believes that it is still possible to solve our big problems, and that the new signs of the protest miss the point. “What happened is that we have become entrenched in the ‘Gaza syndrome’,” says Manuel Trajtenberg, a professor of economics at Tel Aviv University, a senior researcher at the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion, until a year ago a member of the Knesset (on behalf of Hamahaneh Haziyoni party), prior to that head of the Committee for Social and Economic Change following the 2011 protest.
