Israelis vote again: Democracy? Or dystopia?
Prof. Shlomo Maital tries to explain What in the world has happened to Israeli democracy? As Israelis seem trapped in an endless loop of national elections.
Yom Kippur War- The tragedy and triumph of Tel Saki
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings the incredible tale of a group of 28 soldiers trapped inside a bunker on Tel Saki, surrounded on all sides by Syrian forces. This is a story of, triumph and tragedy, of how they survived.
R&D Outputs in Israel / Analysis of Scientific Publications – 2020
This study was conducted in 2020, based on data from bibliometric databases. The report examines the data of Israeli HCR / Highly Cited Researchers (Chapter 1); Open Access patterns of Israeli scientific output (Chapter 2); Bilateral coauthorship changes in Israeli international collaboration (Chapter 3); Career development among Israeli postdocs (Chapter 4).
Technological forecasting for scientific and technological human resources- final report 2020
This study was conducted as part of a four-year tender for the National Council for Research and Development in the Ministry of Science and Technology. The objective of this study was to execute forecasts of the needs of scientific and technological personnel for selected fields. The current work consists of two parts: The first part […]
Indices for Science, Technology and Innovation in Israel and international comparison. Specified issues
The report presents a host of indicators dealing with three issues: Secondary educations R&D and Innovation in Manufactory Hight tech industries at COVID crisis
Indices for Science, Technology and Innovation in Israel and international comparison. Key Figures
The report presents a host of indicators of science, technology, and innovation in Israel. The report is designed to provide diverse and useful information, through different perspectives on these issues.
R&D outputs in Israel: Inventive Characteristics of Local and Foreign Activity in the Israel Patent Authority
This report presents updated statistics on the inventive activity of Israeli inventors and applicants. This includes: Analysis of patent applications in the PCT track; Analysis of inventive activity by leading assignees; Distribution of inventive activity by sectors and technological fields and an analysis of the globalization aspects of inventive activity. An extended chapter reviews and […]
The world of engineering and engineers
The book presents the fundamentals of engineering science and engineering art, which is common the various engineering disciplines, which together make up the engineering profession. The book reviews and analyzes especially the principles of the engineering art, the interactions between engineering and science and between engineering and society, as well as the engineering education and […]
Creative Ideation: A Review of the Literature
This research paper surveys over 30 research papers on “creative ideation”, focused on (a) the form of novel and useful ideas, a definition of creativity, and (b) the function, or process, of Creativity (defined as ‘widening the range of choices’). A pervasive theme is the tension between the open, “wild” creative thinking and the disciplined […]
Fixing military conscription by adding new mistakes? Critical comments on “Equal for All” guideline.
The report is a critical review on the content of an official “Guideline” submitted by the ‘Pnima’ movement in early 2020, entitled “Recruitment and Equal Service for All.” At the heart of the outline is the proposal that all sectors of Israeli society, including the Arab and ultra-Orthodox ones, will be recruited at age 18, […]