Israel judicial reform: How to make Israelis talk, listen to each other
To better understand how to foster listening and dialogue, Prof. Shlomo Maital spoke with an expert, Yishai Shalif, the first Israeli-born ultra-Orthodox psychologist
Top 10 Israeli companies that helped build the Start-Up Nation’s wealth
Prof. Shlomo Maital brings the story of 10 groundbreaking companies and their leaders
Teens in Israel, US are in crisis – why is this happening?
Prof. Shlomo Maital on the negative long-term impact on the mental health of our children from the COVID crisis to the current crisis – teens in trouble.
Corporate responsibility of industrial sectors with enhanced environmental impact in Israel – From corporate responsibility to impact valuation
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a term reflecting the set of values an organization is adopting and implementing as standard corporate behavior on societal and environmental issues. A socially responsible organization has a genuine responsibility towards society and environment and strives to uphold general universal principles in the framework of sustainability, concomitant with financial success. […]
Requirements for bio-fabrication devices combining engineering and biology among Israeli companies and Technion researchers
As part of developing the bio-convergence field as an economic growth engine for Israel, there is great importance in collecting data concerning the industrial need for infrastructure and services. This includes information about the required equipment, the types of products for which service is required, what engineering skills are needed, expertise in design processes, and […]
Women are smart, so why do men dominate in STEM?
Prof. Shlomo Maital wonders how come men disproportionately dominant in brainy fields, even though women are just as smart? And how the current coalition government encourages that?
A retrospective on the national policy for municipal solid waste management in Israel 2007-2022
In Israel, approximately 6 million tons of municipal solid waste are produced each year, which includes household waste, bulky waste, and commercial waste (hereinafter: “waste”). The regulator in the field is the Ministry of Environmental Protection (hereinafter: “the Ministry”), while the local authorities are responsible for the collection and disposal of the waste and bear […]
The Flag Revolution
Prof. Orit Hazzan on the flag revolution and what the Israeli flag symbolizes in protest the regime coup.
Mapping continuing and external learning for academia graduates in the STEM areas, and the expected needs for LLL in the areas of emerging technologies
Lifelong Learning (LLL) represents an additional stage in the “education chain,” supplementing primary, secondary, and tertiary education. LLL should systematically impart essential knowledge, abilities and skills across various domains that are in demand in the labor market. LLL opportunities should be accessible to all graduates, enabling them to continue advancing through self-directed learning or formal […]
Post-Truth Phenomena: Definitions, Consequences and Solutions
The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 has brought the term “infodemia” to the forefront of public discourse. Infodemia refers to an epidemic of false and misleading information that spreads rapidly in the online space. It is a manifestation of the phenomenon known as “post-truth”, a term that describes a reduction or negation of the role […]
