Covid-19

20 stories about Covid-19
ארז באום

How to get more value out of enterprise data

02.09.20|Erez Baum
A new report points to DataOps as an overlooked path to business growth
מטוס נוסעים של חברת וירג'ין

Virgin Atlantic CIO: “Israel is one of the most innovative places on the planet”

02.09.20|Einat Paz-Frankel, Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
Ash Jokhoo is one of the business leaders speaking at Start-Up Nation Central's interactive online conference “The New Digital Age: The Role of Technological Innovation in the Post-COVID-19 World”
Office workers wearing masks

56% of Israelis were forced to work from the office despite Covid-19 health concerns

02.09.20|Maayan Manela
Liveperson poll finds majority of Israelis say they are more productive working from home, CEO urges property owners to go easy on tenants
Chen Shmilo 8200 חן שמילו

Back to normal: 8200 Impact accelerator program launches in physical space

02.09.20|James Spiro
After six months of lockdowns, 8200 Impact is ready to launch the sixth cohort of its accelerator program focusing on tech solutions to the Covid-19 pandemic
רובוט קורונה יאסקווה

Yaskawa Israel’s Covid-19 testing robot installed in IDF lab

01.09.20|CTech
The robotic arm is capable of conducting around 2,800 tests a day and is meant to replace human testers
Insurtech illustration

COVID-19 to boost the insurtech revolution: An exclusive Interview with IDI CEO Kobi Haber

01.09.20|Start-up Nation Central, a CTech partner
"I think that the digitization of the insurance industry is one of the positive side effects of COVID-19"
Robot-human collaberations

COVID-19 presents a digital transformation opportunity for manufacturers

01.09.20|Prof. Eugene Kandel, Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
Corporations realize that a much faster adoption of Industry 4.0 solutions is essential to keeping their competitive edge in the post-coronavirus era
People wearing masks on the streets of Taipei Taiwan

Joining the Global Finder Network: Taiwan to boost its tech ecosystem, as COVID-19 underscores dire need for innovation

01.09.20|Daniela Kandel, Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
The coronavirus crisis emphasizes the need for an effective digital tool to find innovative solutions and forge collaborations among companies worldwide
אנשים עם מסכות קורונה פריז

Leading economists, French finance minister weigh in on the impact of COVID-19 on the global economy

31.08.20|Einat Paz-Frankel, Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
Following the pandemic, the world is experiencing an unprecedented crisis. “I don't expect the global economy to return to its 2019 levels prior to 2023,” said Prof. Jason Furman, a former advisor to the U.S. President
Jerusalem at night

Jerusalem tech beyond COVID-19: five facts about the diverse ecosystem that has doubled in size

31.08.20|Wendy Singer, Start-Up Nation Central, a CTech partner
Startups in Israel’s capital have joined the global battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, and have taken up the search for innovative solutions for the post-coronavirus era
רוני גמזו שידור חי

Israeli government approves coronavirus czar’s traffic light model

31.08.20|Itamar Eichner, Ynet
According to the approved plan, Israeli towns and regions will be divided into four colored categories, according to the current severity of the outbreak in their territory
Silicon Valley עמק הסיליקון

Covid-19 forced the Valley to break out of its bubble

30.08.20|Oded Hermoni
Entrepreneurship is still thriving, but the world’s tech epicenter is adjusting to a reality where geographic location is no longer as important
Zohar Rabinovich BY Productions  זוהר רבינוביץ

How can an event production company survive when people aren’t allowed to gather?

30.08.20|James Spiro
When the coronavirus pandemic hit, B.Y Creative and Productions had to think outside the box
טלי קרסיק רגב

Tech employer? A financial crisis is not the right time to forego employer branding

30.08.20|Tali Karasik Regev
Some good reasons not to neglect your image in the eyes of existing and potential workers, even when the world outside is crumbling
Naama Zalzman נעמה זלצמן

Your employees are your only certainty in times of crisis

27.08.20|Naama Zalzman
5 ways to motivate your employees in remote working environments
השכרת דירות AIRBNB פריז

Airbnb charging ahead with IPO despite disastrous timing

25.08.20|Viki Auslander
Airbnb was valued as high as $31 billion at its peak but arrives at the stock market having to deal with the challenge posed by coronavirus as well as the increased hostility and question marks around the Gig Economy
סתיו נמירובסקי הסבה להייטק גארדיקור

Out of the cockpit and into the cloud: Covid-19 altered former pilot’s career path

25.08.20|Maayan Manela and CTech
In mid-March, after four and a half years as an El Al pilot and a 10-year career in the Israeli air force, 34-year old Stav Nemirovsky found himself, like so many other Israelis, on unpaid leave. He then decided to pivot to tech
גדי מיודובניק נשיא ומנכ"ל נטפים ועידת יצוא

For us Covid-19 is more an opportunity than a crisis, says Netafim CEO

24.08.20|Avior Abou
Gabriel Miodownik, president and CEO of Israeli drip-irrigation company Netafim, spoke Sunday at Calcalist’s online conference on Israeli exports during the coronavirus era
אסף וייס  מנכ"ל עמותת יוניסטרים

A renaissance of entrepreneurship and innovation is our chance to withstand the Covid-19 challenge

23.08.20|Assaf Weiss
The global crisis presents us with a load of new opportunities for online activities in the fields of commerce, education, work, and leisure