Israel innovation authority

Dollar-shekel exchange rate reaches NIS 3.1 for first time since April's strengthening round

The shekel reported a 1% rise during the last 24 hours, according to data by the Bank of Israel, reaching its highest point since April.

New Israeli Shekel banknotes are seen in this picture illustration.
Sofaer Global MBA Graduates and Staff.

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Digital Health Startup Competition

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Drone integrating VTOL & APUS 25 tech undergoes test flight.

Autonomous AI-powered drone tech detects and reports fires, test launched by five-way partnership


Space Florida and Israel Innovation Authority announce winners of $2 million funding round

Space Florida has joined with the Israel Innovation Authority to unveil the winners of the tenth round of funding from the Space Florida-Israel Innovation Partnership Program.

 Israeli flags flutter at a business park housing hi-tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva.

Government budget cuts hold Israel’s tech companies back

Appelbaum has warned that the government budget cuts will result in the Israel Innovation Authority failing to meet their goals.

 The Israel Innovation Authority offices in the Jerusalem Technology Park.

Israel Innovation Authority warns of economic woes from judicial reform

The position paper is couched in diplomatic language but it emits loud warnings about “uncertainty” stemming from the judicial reform proposals.

 Israel's Justice Minister Yariv Levin holds a press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem, on January 4, 2023.

Israel Innovation Authority: Driving Israeli hi-tech forward

The Jerusalem Report spoke to the Israel Innovation Authority to learn more about how it is working to keep Israel ahead of the curve.

 The Israel Innovation Authority offices in the Jerusalem Technology Park.

What is the beating heart of Israeli innovation?

For those who need a boost, I recommend a visit to IIA’s offices in Jerusalem or any of the hi-tech hubs around the country. Innovation is still very much alive and kicking.

 Dror Bin, CEO of IIA

Israel calls for 5G tech pilots to promote next-gen network deployment

Chosen Israeli companies will receive up to 60% expenditure funding as part of the recent government push to roll out 5G technologies.

Workers install 5G telecommunications equipment on a T-Mobile tower in Seabrook, Texas. May 6, 2020

Israel devotes NIS 150m. to lasers, super material and eating flies

The IIA outlined its areas of focus for 2023, and announced a 150m NIS budget to launch three “innovation consortiums” — groups of innovative tech companies.

 A black soldier fly.

Israel's AVATAR Consortium tests autonomous vehicle decision-making

The group of Israeli companies and researchers from Israeli institutions is developing a framework for advanced technologies available only in Israel.

The autonomous driving systems installed on a test vehicle that drove in various scenarios in real-time on a physical test surface at the Shlomo Group Arena in Tel Aviv.

Quantum computers moving forward, where is Israel?

Experts in the field often say that today’s supercomputers will look like the stone age in comparison to the quantum paradigm shift which will replace them.

A spinning fluid of quantum particles breaks up into a crystal formed from swirling, tornado-like structures.

20 million shekels in funding goes toward Arab, hi-tech integration

The Israel Innovation Authority and the Directorate General of Labor have published a tender in order to promote the incorporation of Arabs into Israel’s hi-tech sector.

 Israeli flags flutter at a business park housing hi-tech companies, at Ofer Park in Petah Tikva.