A Comparative Study of the Carbon Capture Alternatives in the Production of Natural Gas-based Transportation Fuels
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a process in which carbon dioxide (CO2) is captured from emissions of industrial and energy production processes, and is stored without returning to the atmosphere. The goal of the process is to reduce the impact of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHGs) on climate change. CCS is composed of 3 main […]
Undoing the “Gordian Knot”: a transportation roadmap for the short run
Israel’s chronic traffic congestion and its deficient public transport system have become one of its most pressing problems, with dire economic, environmental and psychological consequences. They are the result of decades-long underinvestment in public transport, and of road expansion without managing rising demand and traffic flow. The large infrastructure investments being pushed forward may mitigate […]
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Smart Robotics- First report summary
The aim of the project is to present an up-to-date and complete picture of the current activities in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Smart Robotics in Israel, and to examine the possibilities of promoting these fields. Extensive work was carried out to define areas of research, survey and map activities in Israel, […]
Prey, work, study Torah
In this article, Prof. Shlomo Maital discusses the integration of ultra-Orthodox society into the labor force in Israel, the historical circumstances that led to the current situation, and the various incentives that are pushing more Haredi men to join the labor force, concurrently to their torah studies
Assessing the Maturity Level of the Industry for Advanced Manufacturing: The IMAM Model
One of the important steps for implementing advanced manufacturing in industry is assessing the maturity level of the industry plants in the different areas of advanced manufacturing. In this work we propose model with fourteen areas of advanced manufacturing, which assess the maturity of the plants for advanced manufacturing. In order to validate the model […]
How to Generate Information from Round Table Discussions: A Methodological Paper
The common denominator in Round Tables (RT) discussions is that an agenda with key questions and objectives is prepared and disseminate before the event. Some of the RT are very structured and some are more loosely facilitated. Eventually a report is prepared summarizing key findings and recommendations. This note is presenting different methodological approaches for […]
Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Smart Robotics- First report
The aim of the project is to present an up-to-date and complete picture of the current activities in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Smart Robotics in Israel, and to examine the possibilities of promoting these fields. Extensive work was carried out to define areas of research, survey and map activities in Israel, […]
An Innovative Approach for Measuring the Digital Divide in Israel: Digital Trace Data as Means for Formulating Policy Guidelines
Over the past two decades, vast and rapid changes have been witnessed in the use and diffusion of information technologies. The introduction and growing use of the internet has exerted a substantial impact on everyday life, changing the way humans interact, consume information and conduct their daily activities. However, the adoption of information technologies has […]
The illusion of the “National Plan 38”: Earthquake reinforcement is just an excuse for economic profits
The plan to reinforce buildings against earthquakes – National Master Plan 38 – creates an illusion of “readiness” but because it is economically feasible only in areas of high land prices, it contains an inevitable preference for better-off regions in Israel. These, it so happens, are less prone to earthquakes. In practice, NMP 38 is mainly a tool for the upgrading the value of non-substandard units through permission to add a few additional units to each building. Ostensibly, the plan “does no harm” but in fact it takes away tax revenues from less affluent areas of cities and destabilizes stable neighborhoods.
Baby Boom
AN UNUSUAL Israeli reality TV series is about “one of the most intimate moments of [young couples’] lives. It’s a hospital delivery room….” I doubt there is anything like it on foreign television. Hundreds of thousands of Israelis watch the program.
