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Leonardo DiCaprio moves into Israeli high-tech

Israeli startup Mobli enables users to see real-time events that others are watching. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio was so impressed he invested in the company Contrary to popular belief, celebrities aren’t all “ditzy.” If you’ve heard of them — and if they’ve made a fortune in movies or TV — chances are they are sophisticated, intelligent […]

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Strauss in talks with Virgin UK over water venture

Strauss Water Products and Richard Branson’s Virgin Group are discussing a venture to manage the sales and service of Strauss water products Strauss Group Ltd. (TASE:STRS) has announced today that its subsidiary, Strauss Water Products, is holding negotiations with Richard Branson’s Virgin Group to create a venture to manage the sales and service of Strauss […]

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The hub that brings Israel’s social entrepreneurs together

An Israeli branch of a worldwide movement toward a sustainable economy has opened in the startup nation On the roof of a nondescript office building in Tel Aviv, an unusual organization called HUB TLV has made its home. This incubator for social and environmental entrepreneurs is part of a global network of HUB groups made […]

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ISRAEL AND EU SIGN SPACE AND TOURISM ACCORD

European Commission Vice President Antonio Tajani and Israel’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Shalom Simhon, signed two joint statements of intent to improve cooperation in the fields of space and tourism. The agreement paves the way for the EU’s Galileo global-navigation satellite system to establish a satellite receiving station in Israel, and it also […]

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Israel to equip schools with biometric location systems

Bezeq International will earn tens of millions of shekels for system in which teachers will have to identify themselves with physical information like a fingerprint when they enter and exit schools. Bezeq International announced Sunday that it will install ‘cloud model’ biometric location transmitters in every Israeli elementary school. The company refused to reveal the […]

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Israel ranked 17th on UN’s Human Development Index

The average Israeli lifespan is 81.6 years, the average gross annual income is $25,849 and the education is rated at 0.907. Israel has dropped to 17th place in the UN’s Human Development (HDI) rankings, which measure nations according to income level, education, and lifespan of their populations. to read more

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OECD supports Israeli initiative to develop a green growth plan

As reported at Port2Port The OECD report praise Israel for its efforts noting that in recent years Israel has strengthened its environmental policies, to read more

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Israel’s food exports approaching half a billion US$ mark

As reported at Port2Port: Hefetz: “a fairly new development is that food exports to Asia soared by 79% compared with the same six month period last year and totaled some US$92 million dollars” to read more

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Intel to open research institute in Israel

As reported in Globes Intel Corp. (Nasdaq: INTC), the world’s largest chipmaker, will invest NIS 55 million over the next five years in opening a new Israel research institute. The institute, which will cooperate with several Israeli academic institutes, will according to Intel engage in research into computational intelligence; to read more

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Google to set up Israeli incubator in 2012

As reported in Globes Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG) plans to open an incubator in Israel in August 2012. Google Israel R&D Center director Prof. Yossi Matias made the announcement at Google Israel’s annual developers conference today. The incubator will begin operations when Google Israel enters its new offices in the Electra Tower in Tel Aviv. […]