Tag: Israel High-Tech
Israel launches $17 million autonomous public transportation pilot
Israel’s Innovation Authority announced on Sunday the launch of a two-year pilot program to study the viability of using autonomous public buses.
In collaboration with the Transportation Ministry and Ayalon Highways, the authority selected four...
Erel Margalit’s Jerusalem Venture Partners launches a climate tech center in New York City
Erel Margalit wants to change the way the world thinks about the climate. The high-tech and social entrepreneur says it’s time to put an Israeli twist on the topic.
“We want you to stop thinking...
Israeli exports expected to reach record in 2021
Israeli exports are expected to reach a record of at least $120 billion in 2021, according to Israel’s Economic Ministry.
The hi-tech sector is the most significant factor in export growth in recent years, the...
Israeli water technology inaugurated in Gaza to offer clean drinking source
A machine that produces safe, clean drinking water out of air—manufactured by the Israel-based company Watergen—was inaugurated on Wednesday in the neighborhood of Abasan al-Kabira in the Gaza Strip as part of a pilot...
Israel’s Sheba Medical Center develops telemedicine to limit coronavirus spread
As fears of the growing coronavirus endemic increase worldwide, Israel’s Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, has developed a groundbreaking way to treat potential patients without risking the health of hospital staff and other patients.
Using...
Netanyahu, Israeli tech minister greet winning team in Dubai robotics contest
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis welcomed the Israeli robotics team—students from the Megiddo Regional High School, who participated in the First Global Challenge robotics olympiad in...
Israeli technology converts air into water for residents in northern Colombia
Residents of El Talento, a small town in Colombia adjacent to the city of Cúcuta, have been introduced to the GEN-M, Watergen’s medium-scale atmospheric generator (AWG) that produces water out of air.
The machine, a...
Hyundai to test hydrogen-fueled trucks in Israel
The Hyundai Motor Company is planning to conduct a test program in Israel for hydrogen-fueled trucks during 2020, according to a report by the Israeli business daily Calcalist.
A delegation from Hyundai visited Israel last month...
Amazon aims to launch in Israel in September, ahead of elections and Jewish holidays
Amazon is reportedly aiming to open its operations in Israel in ahead of the country’s Sept. 17 elections and Jewish holidays, which fall at the very end of the month.
Were the online retailer not...
Andrew Gross tapped as executive director of New Jersey Israel Commission
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and Secretary of State Tahesha Way announced on Tuesday the hiring of Andrew Gross as executive director of the New Jersey Israel Commission.
He will begin in August.
Gross previously served...