Informing
Policy
for Progress

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry in Israel – Accounting and Reporting Protocol

The Israeli GHG registry was designed by collaborate team from the environmental protection ministry, The Samuel Neaman Institute and Ecotraders Ltd with a wide team of stake holders. The goal of the team was to develop a protocol with clear instructions that will guide organizations and companies from all sectors through the process of accounting […]

The Economic Impact of the Abraham Accords After One Year: Passions vs. Interests

This brief essay summarizes research on the economic benefits of the Abraham Accords, flowing to the five nations involved: Israel, Morocco, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Sudan. Israel is seen so far as reaping the largest share. The agreement with the United Arab Emirates is by far the most significant, for the two nations. The […]

Leadership and Academic Management in Institutions of Higher Education – Universities. Literature survey and in-depth interviews with officials

Institutions of higher education have faced many challenges in the last decade – competitiveness between academic institutions and with industry, competitive budgets and funding, technological changes and questions that arise regarding the relevance of academia in the world and in Israel.  Institutions of higher education have faced many challenges in the last decade – competitiveness […]

Why Startups Fail: A Survey of Empirical Studies

90% and more of all hi-tech startups fail. True, innovation is very risky, however the odds of failure can be improved. In this study, we survey the empirical literature on the causes of startup failure and propose that the odds of success can be improved by thorough advance preparation.