Israel’s Radwin has deployed its FiberinMotion wireless mobility to provide free Wi-Fi onboard buses in the South African city of Tshwane which includes the capital Pretoria. Over 200,000 unique users have accessed the free Wi-Fi service since it was installed … Continue reading →

Israel’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MoEP) is working with the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) to initiate a program called “Environmentally Active Retirees.” Elderly Israelis will raise public awareness about reducing and separating waste. http://www.sviva.gov.il/English/ResourcesandServices/NewsAndEvents/NewsAndMessageDover/Pages/2015/06-June/Joint-venture-between-MoEP-and-JDC-Israel-Environmentally-Active-Retirees.aspx

Interesting that despite the Greek economic crisis, Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias came to Israel for a 3-day visit. Perhaps he wanted to learn how Israel transformed itself in the 1980s from financial chaos into an economic success. http://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/greek-foreign-minister-in-israel-despite-domestic-crisis/2015/07/06/

Yahoo’s senior Product Development Director brought ten participants of the Yahoo Associate Product Manager (APM) program to Israel. They visited the Technion and Jerusalem and had lectures in Yahoo’s Haifa and Tel Aviv R&D centers. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4674457,00.html

Israel’s Mor Assia explains why she moved back from New York to Israel where she founded the social investment company iAngels. She knew personally many of the entrepreneurs that launched over 1000 startups per year, and she wanted to be … Continue reading →

Jerusalem Venture Partners founded Bakehila (In the Community) in 2002. Since then, it has helped more than 25,000 poor Jerusalem residents (Jews and Arabs) to be self-sustaining contributors to their communities. http://www.israel21c.org/headlines/investing-in-the-weakest-members-of-society/