Innovation in the Service Sector
This is a preliminary work, which aims to create a clear picture of the characteristics of the service sector and to open up understanding of innovation in this sector. The work includes five chapters: The first chapter presents definitions and classifications in the field of trade and services. The second chapter presents key data which […]
Global challenges for the water industry in the Food and Beverage industry
This report reviews the Food and Beverage industry with emphasis on Dairy factories and Soft Drink production factories. All of those in order to identify the role of water in the production as well as water treatment needed in regarding to water use, saving water, reuse, recycle and regulated emission to the environment. This is […]
“Toward Mapping National Innovation Ecosystems: Israel’s Innovation Ecosystem”
We present a method for building visual national innovation ecosystem maps, showing a country’s full innovation system, and illustrate it by constructing and presenting such an innovation map for Israel
Towards Mapping National Innovation Ecosystem: Israel’s Innovation ecosystem
In this working paper, we describe Israel’s innovation ecosystem. As a country widely described as the Start-Up Nation (Senor & Singer, 2011), there is considerable interest in the system and forces that drive Israel’s vigorous entrepreneurship. We begin by presenting the key anchors and processes of Israeli innovation that emerged from the Experts Workshop, along […]
Innovation in Israel 2010 Implementation of
On 20 June 2010 a third workshop was held on “leveraging innovation to build and strengthen Israel’s cleantech industry” at Tel – Aviv. The workshop lasted four hours and was attended by invitation of about 40 people deeply involved in Israel’s cleantech industry. The workshop had three parts: At the first – the Cleantech Project Leader, […]
Innovation in Israel 2010- Israel 2028 Implementation program Summary of workshop # 1 March 2010
As laid out in the plan, “Israel 2028 – Vision and Strategy in a Global World” the key economic objectives of the state are the State of Israel are to become one of the ten to fifteen leading countries in terms of income per capita, the country will strive to benefit all its citizens, for […]
Traditional industries’ innovation survey in Israel
A first of its kind R&D and Innovation survey was conducted in Israel in 2007 among low- and medium-low technology companies in manufacturing and services. The survey focused on impact of various innovation activities, distinguishing between technological and organizational innovations, on business performance measures. 1800 companies were sent a written questionnaire by mail. Responses were […]
The Israeli innovation system: An overview of national policy and cultural aspects
The goal of this overview, which was prepared by the Samuel Neaman Institute, is to examine the national policies and cultural aspects that support and lead Israeli innovation. Material for this document were gathered from various reports, documents, and articles written on the subject, so as to present a comprehensive and general picture of the […]
Science , Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison (second edition)
Lacking natural resources, size and proximity to markets, the state of Israel must rely on scientific and technological know-how for its survival and prosperity. Israel’s economic achievements, especially in high-tech sectors, were enabled through a 40-years long various directed government policy measures aimed at fostering scientific and technological progress, and nurturing highly skilled workforce and […]
Innovation Policy for Development: an Overview STE-WP-34
This paper provides a framework for thinking about innovation policies for development. In such context innovation should be construed as a very broad notion that includes product and in process innovations of various sorts, generated by rank and file workers as much as by R&D labs. The economic rationale for government support of R&D needs […]
