1. STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center 1 National Water and Energy ProgramsThe Israeli Experience
2. Area: 22,000 sqkm Population: ~ 7.4 millions GDP: $199.0 Billion (2008) Main Cities: Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Haifa, Be’er Sheva Country ID Maps: Wikipedia
3. Israeli Breakthroughs – Selected Examples “Netafim” was the first to introduce low volume irrigation – impacting irrigation practices around the world Given Imaging – First ingestible video camera used to view the small intestine and diagnose disorders Intel’s Centrino and Pentium 4 microprocessors M System’s Disk on Key and Disk on Chip flash memory GE Healthcare’s portable cardiac ultrasound system The Phillips Brilliance CT Scanner IP Telephony invented by founders of Vocal Tec AOL Instant Messenger ICQ Zip compression technology
4. Israel’s Competitive Edge – IMD World Report 2008 Country Rank 2nd 3rd 4th 1st BUSINESS EXPENDITURE ON R&D Sweden Japan Korea Israel TOTAL EXPENDITURE ON R&D AS A PRECENTAGE OF GDP Sweden Finland Japan Israel AVAILABILITY OF QUALIFIED ENGINEERS Israel Chile Taiwan Singapore U.S.A KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER BETTERN INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA Israel Switzerland Singapore VENTURE CAPITAL AVAILABILITY Hong Kong Israel U.S.A Singapore INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS Singapore Israel Sweden U.S.A RESILIENCE OF THE ECONOMY Australia Denmark Switzerland Israel Israel Ranks 20th in Global Competitiveness Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook - 2008
5. Israel’s Cultural Ecosystem STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center
6. STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center 6 Main problem: Lack of Water And Energy
7. Israel - Government Perspective “Solar energy is the largest and most impressive source of energy in our world” David Ben Gurion 1955 7 STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center
13. Fields of Expertise STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center Wind Water Management Water Security Water Reuse Desalination Irrigation Solar Biofuels Energy Efficiency Unique Position
14. STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center 11 IsraelNEWTech
15. STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center The Government Decision Government Decision number 157 on 18.06.2006 Development of water technology in Israel Israel's position as a global leader for water solutions in the water market industry depends on the recognition of the latent potential that water technology could have on the Israeli economy; and on the importance and centrality that government and private companies have in this market, in Israel and in the exporting industry. It is equally important to examine the methods and the means that different governmental offices can use to support the development of water technology, from the R&D stage to the manufacturing and exporting stages…. Government decision for extension of the program till 2011, 28/7/08
16. STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center Key Elements of the program Increasing R&D Activities Encouraging Innovation Penetrating World Market Strengthening Human Capital
17. STATE OF ISRAEL Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor | Foreign Trade Administration | Investment Promotion Center WATEC 2009
