technological and environmental analysis of israel
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BUSINESS SCOPE INISRAEL
TECHNOLOGY ANDENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
KNOW ABOUT ISRAEL
Capital : Jerusalem
Official Language : Hebrew and Arabic
Ethnic Group : 75.3% Jewish , 20.7% Arab
Population : 8 million
GDP : $ 274 billion
Currency : Israeli new shekel
Literacy Rate : 97%
Total Area : 8,019 sq miles
System of Government : Parliamentary democracy
TECH RANKINGS
35th for Ease of doing Business
27th for Global Competitive
Index
8th for Global Dynamism
Index
16th for Human Development
Index
1st for Skilled Labour
3rd in Venture Capital
Availability
R & D IN ISRAEL
• Talented and Innovative people• World class rankings• Government support – 50% grant on R&D
Expenditure• International Alliances
Israel Turkey Saudi Arabia Egypt0.00%0.50%1.00%1.50%2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%
% OF EXPENSE IN R&D ON GDP
ISRAEL – TOP CHOICEBY MULTI NATIONALS
• Top choice by technology by MNC’s• Over 250 MNCs have R&D centers (80 Fortune
500)• Intel – First processor in 1979• Google – Google suggest, Google In page Analytics
and Google digitizing text• HP – Biggest Software Development Group in HP’s
worldwide empire
HIGH TECH INDUSTRY
• Total Export $10 Billion, Intel comprises 10%• Pharmaceuticals rose 6.5% to $3.26 Billion• TEVA for pharmaceuticals account for 32% • TEVA and Intel account for 20% of Israel’s
exports• Israel boasts the highest number of scientists,
technicians, and engineers per capita in the world with 140 scientists, technicians, and engineers per 10,000 employees.
FAV LOCATIONS FORHIGH TECH COMAPNIES
Rank Country 1 United States
2 Netherlands
3 Sweden
4 Germany
5 South Korea
6 Israel 7 France
8 Denmark
9 Finland
10 Switzerland
HIGH TECH SECTORS
Agriculture Communication
Defense Water Treatment
Key Sectors
COMMUNICATION SECTOR
• Information and Communication Technology Sector
• Networked Readiness Index,2013 ranked Israel highest in the Middle East (15th in the World)
• Internet users increased from 59% in 2007 to 76.9% in 2012 higher than Egypt (52.3%) and Saudi Arabia (57.4%)
AGRICULTURE SECTOR
• Pioneered Trickle Drip Irrigation• Highly advanced with state of art facilities• Efficient Green Houses• Soil Solarization• Sustainable use of waste industrial water for
agriculture
DEFENSE SECTOR
• Use of Drones in Israeli Defense Forces• The unmanned aerial vehicles are
developed for surveillance purposes• Air Mule Technology
WATER TREATMENT
• Shortage of water lead to conservation of water
• Desalination and Water Recycling• Huge amount in R&D invested• Targeting to become the exporter in coming
years
R&D AGREEMENTS
R&D
BIRD
CIIRDF
SIIRD
KORIL – RNDEureka
Magnet
USISTF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
• PC Software piracy has reduced from 33% to 23% in 4 years
• Israel has been removed from IIPA watch list in February 2014
• Patents Law, 1967• Trademark Ordinance, 1972• Patents and Design Ordinance Act• International Agreements (Bern, Lisbon, etc.)
PATENT GRANTS• United States Patent and Trademark Office
(USPTO) – 1867 grants. USPTO has approved 69% more patents to Israeli investors than to any other G-7 countries.
• European Patent Office (EPO) – 370 Grants• Information and Communications Technology
Grants – 54.2% of total grants by USPTO, 35.9% of total grants by EPO
ONE STEP AHEAD
• Store Dot’s Technology – charges smartphones in 30 seconds
• Air Mule – Transport for casualties• Real View – Virtual view of the heart for
surgeons• Water Gen – Water creation out of thin air
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
PAST TO PRESENT
Rapid Industrializa
tion since Independenc
e
Govt. was slow to react
towards ecological protection
Implementation
hampered by unstructural
response from govt.
High density of
population worsened
the situation
ENVIRONMENTALREGULATIONS
• Clean Air Law – emissions permit, mandatory adoption of Best Available Techniques and the introduction of polluter-pays concepts
• Ministry of Environment Protection, 1988• Law for control of pollutants• Waste Regulation Framework– Drinking Bottles Refund Law– Packaging Management Law
• Green Licensing Law
CHALLENGES FACED
• Air Pollution – Industrial and Automobile emissions
• High Carbon-di-oxide emissions• Water Pollution – Chemical industries,
direct discharge in rivers• Rise in sea level – 2.8M people lives are at
risk
CHALLENGES FACEDCONTD…
• Population Density– Densely populated– Safeguarding natural resources is a difficult task
• Water shortages– More demand than supply– Little rainfall– Rivers polluted
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
• Ranked 25th among 39 OECD member countries in terms of air quality
• Ranked 34th among 39 OECD member countries in terms of water satisfaction
• Due to Air Pollution 1200 people die each year due to air pollution
• More than 80% of Israel trash is buried in dumps
• Bio – Diversity is collapsing
STEPS TAKEN TO REDUCEPOLLUTION
• Switch to non polluting public transportation
• Use of Solar Pannel to generate electricity• Polluter pays concept• Water recycling• Desalination Plants
FUTURE PROSPECTS
OpportunityHigh Tech Atmosphere
Cooperative Govt. Authorities
Grant in Research and Development
Focus on renewable energy
Switch to non polluting Public Transport
ThreatLack of high management
skills
High Piracy Rate
Extreme Weather Conditions
WHERE CAN YOU INVEST
• Life Sciences• Alternative Energy (Solar)• Agriculture• Water Technologies• Space Technologies
QUESTIONS PLEASE