Monthly Archives: May 2012

Three Ethiopian schools to close

Posted on May 13, 2012

Is this good news, you ask? Yes – because Israel is steadily integrating its Ethiopian community into regular State education. Just an example of the ways a news story can be treated. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4225548,00.html

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Israelis are well-connected

Posted on May 13, 2012

“Israel in the Digital Age” is the most comprehensive survey ever of how engaged Israelis are with social media. It portrays a nation that takes full advantage of all the Internet has to offer. Nearly one third of the ultra-Orthodox … Continue reading →

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Wifi tags are worth their weight in gold

Posted on May 13, 2012

We’re just waiting for the name of the company that has offered to buy Israel’s AeroScout for $240 million. AeroScout is the developer of WiFi-based RFID tags used for the tracking and monitoring of valuable enterprise assets. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4225749,00.html

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Tel Aviv – one of the best places for success

Posted on May 13, 2012

According to a study by Silicon Valley’s Startup Genome Project, Tel Aviv ranks 5th in the world’s top “start-up success ecosystems.” behind Silicon Valley, New York, London, and Toronto, but ahead of Los Angeles, Singapore, Sao Paulo, Bangalore, Seattle, Paris … Continue reading →

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Flying to the Finnish

Posted on May 13, 2012

Israel’s Aeronautics Ltd has just won a $30million order to supply hundreds of mini Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) to the Finnish army. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000747251&fid=1725

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On the Russian track

Posted on May 13, 2012

Israel’s Orbit Technologies Ltd has won a NIS 5.6 million order from the Russian Federal Space Agency to supply low-earth orbit remote sensing satellite tracking and communications systems for ground stations to cover the Russian Federation. http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/globes/docview.asp?did=1000746311&fid=1725

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No slowdown here

Posted on May 13, 2012

The Bank of Israel has just issued its survey of Israeli companies for the first 3 months of 2012. It shows that business sector activity expanded in the first quarter of 2012, reversing the slowdown trend reflected in the survey … Continue reading →

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World Bank excited about Israeli clean-tech

Posted on May 13, 2012

Senior Investment Officer at the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation, Ruzgar Barisik said, “Israel is a very exciting place for us: market interest in a growing number of Israeli technologies makes this a very promising area we want to … Continue reading →

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Hear O Israel

Posted on May 13, 2012

This Israeli video from the Together Project, features deaf and hearing-impaired people of different races and religions dancing and signing in unison to Me’ir Banai’s “Shafshaf’s song”. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIdADujEf2g&feature=share

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Israeli call centre run by Arab women

Posted on May 13, 2012

Israel’s Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor, together with telecom company Bezeq, have launched a new call centre inside a local mosque. Now, dozens of women from one Bedouin town are earning a competitive salary without breaking societal norms. http://www.israeltoday.co.il/tabid/178/nid/23215/language/en-US/Default.aspx

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