Tag: Israeli High-Tech
Israeli Consul General to Midwest addresses Illinois House of Representatives
Consul General of Israel to the Midwest Yinam Cohen addressed the Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday at the invitation of Speaker Chris Welch to commemorate Israel’s 75th anniversary.
During his address, Cohen stressed the...
Arabs and Jews celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science
More than 100 Israeli women and girls marked the United Nation’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science last week at a lively gathering held at the sleek new Margalit Startup City Galil (“Galilee”) building...
21st-century Zionism on the shores of the Sea of Galilee
The Start-Up Nation is returning to its agricultural roots.
The country once famed for Jaffa oranges and Jordan Valley dates, and later cherry tomatoes, is coming full circle, with century-old agricultural know-how meeting 21st-century high-tech.
That,...
Google launches Israeli local cloud computing region
Alphabet Inc.’s Google launched a local cloud computing region for Israel on Thursday, delivering cloud services to the country’s government and military in a move expected to enhance job creation and economic growth.
Billions of...
Annual Physics Olympiad in Jerusalem cultivates ‘next generation of scientists’
Some 200 seniors from religious high schools across Israel recently participated in the Jerusalem College of Technology’s (JCT) ninth annual Physics Olympiad, which advances a vision shared by the college and the Israeli government...
Israeli startups zoom in on climate tech
The acceleration of ecological erosion has made it feel like the planet is on a runaway train. While there has been a lot of goodwill and flowery language dedicated to mitigating and even reversing...
Israel Weapons Industries unveils new riot protection suit for security forces
Israel Weapons Industries (IWI), which produces small arms for military forces and law enforcement, unveiled a new riot protection suit for security forces that absorbs kinetic trauma, as well as reduces and diverts the...
Microsoft to double its R&D workforce in Israel
The U.S. tech giant Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it is more than doubling the number of R&D employees in Israel from 2,000 to 4,500 over the next four years.
The company continues to grow...
Israeli radar company signs agreement with defense technologies firm in India
Israeli radar company RADA Electronic Industries announced on Monday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with India’s Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (ADTL) defense company.
The agreement will serve to set up joint...
Israeli company to supply IED jammers to Spanish Ministry of Defense
The Israeli company Netline Communications Technologies announced on Monday that it will deliver 87 improvised explosive device (IED) jammers to the Spanish Ministry of Defense in November. The delivery is part of a five-year...