R&D Outputs in Israel 1990-2008: Israeli Patents in an International Perspective
This work is the second study in the joint venture of the Samuel Neaman Institute and the NCRD, whose aim is to examine the outputs of research and development in Israel, as expressed in scientific publications in academic journals, according to different criteria and over time. The first study in this series was published in […]
Evaluation of the NOFAR Program
The NOFAR program was conceived as part of the implementation of the recommendations made by the “Monitor Report,” and stresses the need to establish a fund to support the development in universities of inventions in the fields of biotechnology and nanotechnology that have a commercial potential, so as to increase the chances of successful transfer […]
Science , Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison (Third edition) English version
Neaman Institute is pleased to present the third edition of the “indices of Science, Technology and Innovation in Israel: An International Comparison.” This report is published in cooperation with the National Council for Research and Development Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. This publication contains many key figures for Israel regarding science and technology input and […]
Science , Technology and Innovation Indicators in Israel: An International Comparison (Third edition)
Neaman Institute is pleased to present the third edition of the “indices of Science, Technology and Innovation in Israel: An International Comparison.” This report is published in cooperation with the National Council for Research and Development Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics. This publication contains many key figures for Israel regarding science and technology input and […]
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 […]
Data and Indicators on Aerospace Engineering, ICT and Biotechnology in Israel
The current report presents data and indicators of three fields of knowledge: Aerospace Engineering, ICT (Information and Communications Technologies), and Biotechnology. The Israeli Aerospace engineering review covers the space plans achievements, the main space institutes, the Aerospace engineering faculty at the Technion, bibliometric data, and military, economy and social aspects of the Israeli space plan. […]
A first look at Internet Business Methods Patents, Science, Technology and the Economy Program (STE) – Working Papers Series STE-WP-12
Despite the concerns about the proliferation of software and Internet business patents, there has been no systematic empirical research on Internet patents. In this project, I take a first-look at Internet patents. I examine whether there are systematic differences between Internet business method patents and other software patents in the same patent classes.