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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

R&D Centers in Israel

Israeli Inventions

Scientists & Engineers

per 10,000 PP140

83 80

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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?