Informing
Policy
for Progress

Innovativeness in the Traditional Industry

Miriam Erez, Shlomo Maital, Iris Arbel

A joint venture of the Center for Innovation and Knowledge, Faculty of Industrial and Management, Technion and the Samuel Neaman Institute.

The project’s goal: to help companies in traditional industries to upgrade their ability in the areas of innovation and export, through workshops and guiding projects carried out with the assistance of experienced mentors.

The first round of the project was successfully completed in 2011 and included seven companies, some owned by kibbutzim.

The second round includes five companies: Bermad, Gan Shmuel, Hishtil, Stainless Steel, and Tefron. In the summary meeting, the companies reported on their projects. During 2012, this project moved to the Misgav region, where workshops are being held for projects in the business incubator and in the Misgav region.

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