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Monthly Archives: June 2020
Combating desertification and drought
This video highlights the successes of Israeli scientists in growing crops in the Negev Desert with minimal waste of precious water. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qz9SbkAMDNg
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Sustainable development projects
Rural Senses is one of Israel’s “AI for Good” accelerator startups. It uses novel data collection methods plus AI-based data annotation to help analyze the impact and success of social projects. It helps design projects and interventions that are both … Continue reading
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Israel’s international Quantum Hub
Korea’s Hyundai, Holland’s VDL and Israel’s Tadiran and Taavura-Livnat, have jointly established an innovation center called Quantum Hub in Herzliya near Tel Aviv. It will provide tools to grow and connect companies in automotive and mobility, industry 4.0, energy and … Continue reading
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10% of disruptive breakthroughs are Israeli
Five of the companies on CNBC’s eighth annual Disruptor 50 list are Israeli. They are Neteera, Lemonade, Healthy.io, Sentinel Labs and K Health. “Disruptive” companies are those whose breakthroughs are influencing business and market competition at an accelerated pace. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3833995,00.html
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Israel raises its renewable energy target
In 2016, Israel committed to 17% renewable energy production by 2030. Plans have changed – Israel has just raised the target to 30%. It is investing massively in solar energy, reducing pollution and greenhouse gases. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8NthF2V5Xs
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Bedouin woman, 6 children, 2 jobs and an MDA volunteer
Bedouin Arab “superwoman” Asmahan Abu-Yeheya has volunteered for Magen David Adom in Gan Yavne for 16 years. She is also a certified preschool teacher and works as a medical secretary at an orthopedic clinic. Meanwhile, she has raised 6 children! … Continue reading
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Greece’s PM visits Israel first
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose Israel for his first foreign visit post-Covid-19. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu praised their friendship and discussed re-opening mutual tourism. They also signed three Memoranda of Understandings – on cyber, agriculture and tourism. https://worldisraelnews.com/greek-leader-visits-israel-in-first-post-corona-trip-talks-tourism-with-netanyahu/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHHADHgodkg … Continue reading
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Top Mexican-Israeli achiever
Mexican magazine Lideres named Dr. Samuel Tobias, a senior neurosurgeon at Galilee Medical Center in Nahariya, among 101 Mexicans with significant influential achievements outside their native country. He was chosen for treating hundreds of Syrian civil war casualties from 2013 … Continue reading
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The skies are open permanently
The EU has given its approval to Israel’s permanent membership of the European Union’s “Open Skies” agreement. A temporary agreement was signed in 2013. Now Israel will be permanently open to full competition between airlines, lowering fares and (post-corona) increasing … Continue reading
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Urban agriculture in the heart of Tel Aviv
A new video of the farm on the roof of Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff shopping center. The hydroponics grow lettuce, cucumbers, basil and spinach. The vegetables go to local restaurants and non-profits. Leftovers make biogas. There is also a butterfly garden, … Continue reading
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