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Monthly Archives: April 2021
Developing employees at UAE bank
Israel’s Gloat (reported here previously) has deployed its smart recruitment system to its first Arab bank. The UAE’s largest bank – First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) – has partnered with Gloat to launch its internal “Talent Marketplace” and enhance its … Continue reading
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IMF raises growth forecast for Israel
The latest International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Global Economic Report has revised Israel’s growth forecast for 2021 upwards from 4.1% to 5% due to the successful rollout of the country’s vaccination drive. https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-shekel-gains-as-imf-raises-israel-growth-forecast-1001366485
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All-seeing
Israel-based Nanomotion has developed precision motion technology that could revolutionize vision technology. It has potential benefits from complex surgery to emergency rescue drones. Miniature motors use ultrasonic standing wave piezoelectric technology, to form the basis of tiny, powerful high-resolution cameras. … Continue reading
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Cyber security for ships
Maritime vessels, e.g. tankers, have no IT experts on board, slow Internet access, and spend weeks at sea. Israel’s Cydome Security provides a niche cyber solution to safeguard ships, including command and control, communications, guidance, sensors, and links to coastal … Continue reading
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Teaching English to Israeli techies
Israeli online business school Jolt (reported here previously) is partnering TALMA, the Israel Program for Excellence in English (reported here previously), to help raise the standard of English speaking, writing, and reading, required for employment in the high-tech industry. https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3902031,00.html
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Helping the US re-open after Covid
Felicity Kay, from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), speaks at Atlantic City Airport about IAI’s Tamar COVID detection technology designed to keep airline passengers safe. She also describes IAI’s Grenada Covid-19 disinfecting UV flashlight (see here). See other IAI Covid innovations … Continue reading
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Powering the Israeli nanosatellites
The high-functioning LEON processors of Israel’s Ramon.Space (reported here previously) powered the three Technion nanosatellites launched into orbit in March. Having powered missions from many countries, CEO Avi Shabtai was proud to be a key part of an Israeli one. … Continue reading
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Back on campus
Israeli students at Israeli institutes of higher education have returned to study physically at their colleges following the end of the Passover holiday. Those not fully vaccinated continue to study virtually. https://www.technion.ac.il/en/2021/03/technion-city-opens-for-spring-semester/ https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/Pages/coronavirus-updates.aspx https://international.huji.ac.il/ https://english.tau.ac.il/covid19center https://www.biu.ac.il/en/news/8947
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US teens return to study in Israel
As Covid-19 infection rates fall, JNF-USA has launched Operation Zion to bring global students to Israel. They will study at JNF-USA’s Alexander Muss High School in Hod Hasharon, and travel around Israel. 240 teens, mainly from the US have just … Continue reading
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Partnering NASA to benefit global food security
Israel’s CropX (reported here previously) has partnered NASA Harvest (NASA’s Food Security and Agriculture Program) to provide NASA with soil insights for its global agricultural monitoring efforts. NASA is testing CropX across Arizona farms to fine-tune its algorithms. https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-harvest-and-cropx-partner-to-support-sustainable-agriculture
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