Israel: A START UP NATION
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Israel: A START
UP NATION
1867 Mark Twain :
“desolate country whose soil is rich enough, but is given over wholly to weeds-a silent mournful expanse....A desolation is here that not even imagination can grace with the pomp of life and action”
The Pioneers
Making the desert bloom
1948: A Nation Is Born
1948: A Nation Is Born
• Israel was surrounded by enemies and isolated.
• Israel absorbed millions of refugees from Europe and the Arab countries.
• Israel had no natural resources
1948: A Nation Is Born
David Ben Gurion
1948-1974: The Early YearsRapid growing economy with
an average growth rate of 10% per year
Israel became a well known fresh agro exporter
Energy infrastructures, housing for millions, water delivery
systems.
1985-Present: High Tech Period
Israel became a global innovation center with the highest R&D investment in
civilian R&D .
The Hi tech industry generates 51% of Israel’s
export
10% of Israel working labor is employed in the hi tech
industry
The Silicon Vadi
2nd largest concentration of
start up companies after the US
“Silicon Valley”
Israel is the 2nd
leading origin for companies traded in the US NASDACQ
In 2016 Israeli companies
attracted more than 4.8$ billion in venture capital and 10$ billion in exits
Israeli Companies
R&D Centers in Israel
Israeli Inventions
Scientists & Engineers
per 10,000 PP140
83 80
60 55 5545 43
33 33 3225
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
Expenditure On R&D
Innovation Ranking
The billion dollar question…
Why Israel?
Israeli High Tech Cluster
It’s all about TECH
DigitalHealth
Agriculture Water Technologies
Medical DevicesRenewable
EnergyHLS & Aerospace
IOT IT New Media
Questions?
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