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?!
Towards a New Fiscal Policy for Israel: Balancing Budgetary Responsibility and Societal Needs
In this paper we put forward a new fiscal policy for Israel, intended to address the troubling gap between the remarkable success at the macro level of the prevalent economic policy, and the economic burden that weighs heavily on most households, especially on young families. The proposed policy strives to balance the two central functions […]
Energy Forum 46: Extraction of energy from waste
Burning waste is increasingly used around the world as an alternative to landfill, but for several decades now, burning is no longer the first choice for waste treatment, because of its environmental implications. In Europe, many waste treatment systems combine prevention, reuse, waste separation at source, recycling and waste burning as a package of acceptable […]
The business of sleep
An interview with Prof. Peretz Lavie, outgoing president of the Technion about his sleep research and resulting start-ups.
21st Century Engineering Education Forum: Insights, Methods of Action and Paradigm Changes
Review and critical analysis of trends and challenges in engineering education, globally and in Israel, especially with regards to knowledge and skills, establishment of Forum for Engineering Education with participation of all of the stake holders (universities, colleges, government and regulators, high-tech industry, traditional industry, young engineers and students) to resolve required paradigm shifts and […]
Education of engineers in the 21st century: Paradigms, insights and implications to Israel
Overall description of the process for establishing paradigms for education of engineers for the 21 century, based on a critical revue, data and discussions in a forum for engineering education in which all the stakeholders were represented; universities, colleges of engineering, government agencies, industry and students.
Transfer of knowledge and technology Academy-Industry Recalculate route
Review and critical evaluation of university-industry relations based on data and quantitative indicators. Development of insights regarding optimal policy and models to balance between technology commercialization and technology transfer, which is largely based on cooperation with industry to support industrial research. Recommendations for policy steps based on the insights resolved, addressing the point of view […]
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?
Rafi Nave: Hi-tech pioneer
Professor Shlomo Meital interviews Rafi Nave, a high-tech pioneer and researcher at the Samuel Neaman Institute at the Technion, regarding his career that has been going on for more than 40 years
Energy Forum 45: Barriers to and incentives for constructing private electricity generation facilities in Israel
The reform in the electricity sector has created a new reality that aims to gradually reduce the generation of electricity by the Israel Electric Company (IEC) and shift it to private electricity producers while keeping, at the same time, the transmission, distribution, and metering in the hands of the IEC. The management of the system […]
