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Perspective of the Israeli IT Industry
Presented by Hanan Achsaf: • Former President of Motorola Israel • Former President of “Israel Electronics Association”• Former Chairman of the board of “Computer for Every Child” National Project Israel • Former High Level Advisor for Telecommunication to the Israeli Prime Minister• President of “Achsaf Consulting”
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Country ID
Neighboring Counties
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Israeli Hi-Tech at a lance
• 3,000 technology companies of which more than 500 companies with
yearly revenues of more than $20 million
• 200 new start-ups created every year
• Israel is the 2nd largest non-USA country on NASDAQ
• More than 120 Israeli companies listed
• Over 400 Israeli companies operate subsidiaries or headquarters in the US
• Over 80 fortune 500 global corporations conduct leading edge R&D in Israel
• The highest per capita US Patent applications in the world
• The most important innovation center outside of the USA
One of the most important innovation center outside of the USA
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Israel’s "Formula": An Innovation Heaven
Highest number in the world of scientists and engineers per population
Scientists & Engineers per 10,000 pp
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EXPORTS: The Engine of The Hi Tech industry
In 2008,Export of the Electronic & Softwareindustries was about 50% of Israel’s Industrial Export.
Make’s The main contributor of The Economy growth.
The most important innovation center outside of the USA
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Main Economic Indicators
GDP = private consumption + gross investment + government spending + (exports − imports)
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Israel Electronics& Information Industries
Highest number in the world of scientists and engineers per population
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High Tech Characteristics in Israel
Strengths: • Entrepreneurial Spirit• Highly Qualified Scientists & Engineers• Proven Track Record
Engines: • Government Support (R&D, Investment)• Venture Capital
Results: • Strong R&D• New Technologies and Applications• Numerous New Start-ups• International Involvement (Acquisitions, Subsidiaries & VC)
Education: • Intensive educational system
Military R&D: • High defiance R&D investments
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What do we need to continue our success?
• Excel in our education – aspire to be one of the best in the world
• Keep raising the bar in education
• Teach innovation and creativity
• Strengthen partnerships between academia and industry.
• Support sophisticated small (20- 50 $M) industries
• Government support should match the technological developments in the
world
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Main Economic Indicators (Graphs)
(%)
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Foreign Direct Investment (millions of US $)
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Foreign Multinational Companies Invested in Israel
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R&D Centers of Leading Foreign Companies (some examples)
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Significant Selected Mergers & Acquisitions
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Support Offered to Start Up Companies (MATI)
The Israeli Government established an Expert Provider Institute of consulting and business development services to high-tech and technological startup companies.
Services Offered:
• Business consulting• Mentoring• Business Plan Preparation • Feasibility Studies• Brainstorming: • Valuation services• Technological incubators
Financial Offered:
• Start up Financial Planning • Investors forums • Angels / VC / Investment Banks• investors Group• Connecting Start Ups & Investors• Investment opportunities• Partners Search
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NASDAQ Non US listed companies- Selected countries
3 Argentinean companies treated in NASDAQ http://www.nasdaq.com/asp/NonUsOutput.asp?page=A&previousCount=0®ion=
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Computing Skills for Every Child National Project
Project Rationale:
Understanding the language of computers is
essential to the social, educational and
professional development of today’s youth and
a means of decreasing the “Digital Divide”
between the socio-ethnic sectors and between
the “haves” and “have not”
Narrowing the Digital Divide / Digital Gap in Israel
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Computing Skills for Every Child Project
• Comprehensive basic training
• Comprehensive value training
• New multimedia enabled PC
• Business & educational software
• Technical assistance/support
• Broadband Internet connection
Project Goal:
To Computerize 100,000
marginalized families
(approximately 500,000 children)
with the following computer kit:
Internet
Office
To the State:Provides the means to raise the level of
computer knowledge in youth and households on a national scale. Avoid economic dependence in marginalized communities.
To the children:Improves the child’s self esteem and the general
educational outputs and results by providing the ability and motivation to interact in the computer world and have their voices heard.
To Donors and other Stakeholders:The means to benefit the advancement of youth
and directly influence future generations.
Project Benefits
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Computing Skills for Every Child Project
