Monthly Archives: February 2015

Israel establishes Cyber Defense Authority

Posted on February 22, 2015

Israel’s cabinet has approved the establishment of a national cyber defense authority which will have overall national responsibility for cyber defense.  It will also operate an a Cyber Event Readiness Team to strengthen the resilience of organizations and sectors in … Continue reading →

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The importance of technology and education

Posted on February 22, 2015

(M) Graduates of Israel Technion have won 4 Nobel Prizes and have either founded or are managing two-thirds of the Israeli companies on NASDAQ.  Technion’s President Peretz Lavie describes why Israel’s foremost technical institute has been so successful. http://www.wsj.com/articles/israels-technion-president-peretz-lavie-on-technology-and-education-1423854912

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Israeli Sci-Tech schools

Posted on February 22, 2015

100,000 Israeli kids – 10 percent of all Israeli high school students (Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze) – attend a Sci-Tech school.  The Sci-Tech network builds curricula based on the demand for professionals in various Israeli industries, and it currently … Continue reading →

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Israeli cleantech in Germany

Posted on February 22, 2015

Nine Israeli cleantech companies attended Leipzig’s Green Ventures Forum – Germany’s leading B2B platform in the cleantech arena.  Thanks to the Israeli Economic Office in Berlin and Israel NewTech, Israeli companies held over a hundred meetings with companies from over … Continue reading →

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Your TV interacts with your smartphone

Posted on February 22, 2015

(M) Israel’s Applicaster lets you watch a program on your TV set whilst interacting with the program and its characters on your smartphone.  Applicaster has released more than 100 mobile apps for 36 broadcasters, including Fox International and Mediacorp. http://venturebeat.com/2015/02/17/applicaster-scores-10-5m-so-more-tv-characters-can-become-your-mobile-buddies/

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Israeli technology with every diamond

Posted on February 22, 2015

(M) If you’ve got a diamond on your finger, there’s an 80% chance it’s been touched by Israel’s Sarine.  (Stop the automatic video sequence at the end of the Sarine clip) http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-02-18/diamonds-too-expensive-blame-technology http://sarine.com/about-us/about-us-2/

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Technion’s new hi-tech student lab

Posted on February 22, 2015

Israel’s Technion and Microsoft have together built a development lab that resembles that of a startup company.  Students can develop innovative technologies that will add to the “Internet of Things” – Internet-enabled devices and applications to rival anything a hi-tech … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong students experience Startup Nation

Posted on February 22, 2015

(M) 50 Hong Kong university and secondary students got the chance to see firsthand the secrets to Israeli entrepreneurial success, thanks to a six-day trip co-organized by the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) and Li Ka Shing Foundation. http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1711942/israeli-start-ups-teach-hong-kongs-would-be-entrepreneurs

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BBC applauds Israeli op on Syrian’s face

Posted on February 22, 2015

(Thanks to Eli) The BBC describes the amazing reconstruction work that Israeli surgeon Yoav Leiser of Haifa’s Rambam hospital performed on Mohammad – a Syrian farmer whose face was shattered in an attack by a Syrian warplane.  A rare positive … Continue reading →

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Israeli-Arabs flourish at Technion

Posted on February 22, 2015

(M) As the Bloomberg journalist admits, “Here’s a little-told success story:” Israeli Arabs, women in particular, have made huge strides over the past decade at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, better known as Israel’s answer to MIT. http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2014-12-05/israeli-arabs-flourish-at-technion

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