Israel Innovation Authority

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משרד ריק הייטק עובדים נעלמים גוסטינג

Despite the AI boom, tech layoffs aren’t about automation

28.01.26|Maayan Cohen Rozen
New survey shows AI plays only a marginal role in workforce reductions.
הדמיית מחשב על מבית אנבידיה

Israel launches AI supercomputer to accelerate tech innovation

18.01.26|Meir Orbach
1,000 Nvidia B200 accelerators to be allocated for high-tech firms and academic researchers at reduced cost. 
מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות דרור בין

Israel channels $450 million into venture capital to support tech industry

14.01.26|Sophie Shulman
State-backed program focuses on institutions and deeptech investment.
Prof. Lior Zalmanson, Coller School of Management at TAU.

"Israel would become a global AI powerhouse if it moved from inventing to owning and scaling"

14.01.26|Zachy Hennessey
What would it take to make Israel the world’s third AI power? 
Shlomi Kofman, IIA VP & head of international collaborations division; Yariv Lotan, SNC VP of product and data.

“Health tech is nowhere near the ‘bottom of the well’ - we are just moving from hype to value”

24.12.25|Zachy Hennessey
After a sharp contraction in 2025, healthtech is entering an efficiency cycle where funding decisions are driven less by long-term promise and more by demonstrable, near-term return on investment. 
כנס כלכלה גלובלית - ד"ר אלון סטופל יו"ר רשות החדשנות

Israel Innovation chief: AI, chips and quantum are now national-security assets

27.11.25|Shlomo Teitelbaum
"Israel must understand that it is entering an era in which national technology programs must be part of its political and security strategy," said Dr. Alon Stopel, Chairman of the Israel Innovation Authority.
ראיון עבודה מול רובוט AI

95% of tech employees in Israel use AI tools, but is its widespread adoption causing demographic divides?

25.11.25|Zachy Hennessey
AI adoption reveals clear divides among tech staff, peripheral-region employees, and non-degree workers feel the greatest threat.
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Netanyahu’s office takes direct control of Israel’s AI policy

19.10.25|Zvi Zerahia
Brig. Gen. (res.) Erez Askal appointed without tender amid growing scrutiny over budget and process.
Wiz founders

Israeli high-tech breaks records in 2025, but growth stalls

17.09.25|Maayan Cohen Rozen
Investments and exits soar, while GDP and employment remain frozen.
מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות דרור בין

Innovation Authority launches $70M program to back deep-tech venture funds

09.09.25|Meir Orbach
Grants of up to $10M per fund aim to accelerate Israeli capital raising and attract global investors.
כנס AI - פאנל AI Nation המוחות שמובילים את גל הבינה המלאכותית הישראלי - מימין סופי שולמן חמוטל מרידור ד"ר דין לייטרסדורף שירן בראלי ו אור דנון

“What’s at stake is not just building a company but building Israel into a world power”

08.09.25|CTech
Decart’s Dean Leitersdorf, Kela’s Hamutal Meridor, Cyera’s Shiran Bareli and Hailo’s Orr Danon explained at Calcalist’s AI Conference that drones, data, and defense demand urgent national investment.
כנס AI - ד"ר זיו קציר ראש התוכנית הלאומית לבינה מלאכותית רשות החדשנות

"There is a severe shortage of AI experts in Israel"

07.09.25|Meir Orbach
Dr. Ziv Katzir, Head of the National Program for AI Infrastructure at the Israel Innovation Authority, told the Calcalist AI Conference that global demand and limited academic output threaten the country’s leadership in AI.
זיו קציר מנהל תוכנית תל"מ לבינה מלאכותית ברשות החדשנות

Why AI’s greatest challenge isn’t chips, but people

07.09.25|Maayan Manela
Israel’s startups face the same global struggle: finding experts fast enough to compete.
בראשית 1 במעבדה

Israel to launch national space lab with $11M investment

04.08.25|CTech
New R&D facility aims to lower launch barriers and boost global competitiveness.
חדשנות טכנולוגית

Israel launches AI sandbox pilot for public education

22.07.25|James Spiro
The initial NIS 10 million in government funding will allow AI startups to test personalized learning solutions inside the classroom, intended to address systemic challenges such as teacher shortages, classroom overcrowding, and educational inequality.  
מנכ"ל רשות החדשנות דרור בין

Israeli startups to gain access to over $6 million each under new incubator program

20.07.25|CTech
State-backed initiative aims to bridge funding gaps for high-risk, early-stage tech ventures.
הפגנה פרו פלסטינית באוניברסיטת סורבון 2 ב פריז ספטמבר 2024

"Horizon is our academic oxygen. It is a matter of life and death for Israeli academia"

26.05.25|Shahar Ilan
Researchers warn that losing EU support may lead to a crisis at Israel's world-class institutions.
AI בינה מלאכותית

Moonshots and bottlenecks: Inside Israel’s new AI strategy

18.05.25|Meir Orbach, Sophie Shulman
With a $15B private sector boom, the state races to catch up.