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Neaman in the media
High-tech employees are richer – but don’t blame them for the increase in apartment prices
Tsipy Buchnik, Daphne Getz, Ilia Zatcovetsky
True, some high-tech workers are willing to pay very high sums for rent in central Tel Aviv, but from there to make them guilty for the rise in housing prices – there is a long way. Even a skilled programmer will need his parents help to reach the equity needed to purchase a home.
CBS warns from collapse of the high-tech industry
Tsipy Buchnik, Daphne Getz, Ilia Zatcovetsky
Unless unexpected changes will occur in the coming months, the Israeli high-tech exports drop 27.8% by the end of the year. Electronic manufacturing industry at high risk: expected to lose 71% of exports by the end of 2016
Crazy not to recycle?
How much does it actually costs us to recycle paper, bottles and other products, and has the time come to examine alternatives?
Has the high-tech industry went out of the deadlock – and to what extent is it actually relevant to our lives?
Tsipy Buchnik, Ella Barzani, Daphne Getz, Ilia Zatcovetsky, Eran Leck
Five years ago today, a series of articles have been published in TheMarker that analyzed the contribution of the high-tech industry to the Israeli economy. The time has come to examine what has changed.
Education & The Technion
Prof. Orit Hazzan led a revolution in the Faculty of Education Science and Technology in the Technion.
The bags law: will the Israeli consumer give up plastic bags?
The bags law: will the Israeli consumer give up plastic bags?
Did not do their homework
In November 2012 the New York Times declared that this is “the year of the MOOC” – a nickname for courses the best universities in the world are offering for free, online, for those who want, whenever they want and from any point in the world. “Nothing has a greater potential to bring people out of poverty “, declared the celebrated columnist of the newspaper, Thomas Friedman, and it seemed that quality academic education will soon be within the reach of any interested party. However, it turns out that the courses are most suitable for highly educated and motivated students, there is a view that – instead of narrowing gaps – the courses might widening them.
Risk Management of STEM Education in Israel
In order to foster STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education in Israel for maintaining Israel’s economic leadership, cross-sector cooperation should be established. This cross-sector cooperation should preserve the role of the education system as the authority in charge of public education but, at the same time, allows other sectors to act in this scene in a way which assists the education system achieving the objectives of STEM education.
Addicted to plastic bag
Is the levy of ten Agorot on the use of disposable bags at the supermarket will shift the habit Israelis have of excessive consumption of these bags?
Dozens of execution companies reached freezing or breaking down in the last couple years
Arnon Bentur
The journal article tries to rely on the research report to make the statement that the “Israeli construction industry cannot produce annually more than 40,000 dwelling units”. However it ignores the main message in this work which states that in the current mode of operation the industry cannot reach the 40000 target but with technological upgrading to improve its productivity it can make it. This is the challenge and the opportunity, and the government should employ policies which can make it happen.
The work suggest line of action for that to happen.