Israel One Of The Most Successful, Advanced Countries In The World

[JStone]

Israel: $200 Billion Gross Domestic Product. 40th Largest Economy In The World. 30th Highest Per Capita Income In The World

Israel, sometimes referred to as "Startup Nation", is a hub of entrepreneurship...Located at the heart of the Middle East, right between Asia and Africa, it has close trade relations with both Europe and North America, which contribute to its success.

With a population of 7.6 million, yet roughly the world’s 40th largest economy, Israel enjoys a technologically advanced economy, brimming with entrepreneurial activity. The citizenry is highly educated and cosmopolitan, and serves as a valuable resource for advancements in high technology. Venture capital and startups are part of the local culture, and more Israeli companies are listed on NASDAQ than from any other country outside of North America, China following closely.

Israel prides itself in the high level of its universities, almost all of which hold entrepreneurship centers.
GEW / Israel: A Startup Nation | Global Entrepreneurship Week

KPMG: Israel Spreading Its Wings, Growing Internationally

Israel has a dynamic, technologically advanced market economy, with a GDP of approximately US$200 billion. Over the past five years, GDP has grown by an average of five percent annually, while inflation has been near zero and the Israeli Shekel has remained stable versus the US Dollar. The Bank of Israel's interest rate is at a record low, at 0.5 percent, and is among the lowest in the world. Raw materials (excluding diamonds and fuels), constitute 40 percent of total imports, while manufacturing (low-to-high technology products and services), constitutes 87 percent of total exports. In addition, there are more Israeli-domiciled companies traded on NASDAQ (currently 63) than in any country outside the US.

The country's entrepreneurial and competitive environment is underpinned by a number of cultural and social factors. Education is one of the key drivers with high numbers of science and engineering students graduating each year - Israel boasts a ratio of 135 scientists per 100,000 workers, the highest in the world

In the 1990s, following the successful establishment of Yozma, one of Israel's first venture capital (VC) programs, nearly 100 VC firms have been established, using foreign and local investment capital, to help catapult the creation and expansion of a large number of high technology companies. Approximately US$9.4 billion of capital was invested from these sources between 1993 and 2000. In all, approximately US$4.2 billion of capital has been invested in Israeli private equity firms
KPMG - April 2011 - frontiers in finance: Spreading its wings

The State of Israel boasts a young, vibrant, developed economy. It is a country which encourages initiative and diversity and rewards innovation and improvisation. Israel has become a leader in advanced technological development, research, and international collaboration. Much of its success is based on its mst precious resource, the mind and spirit of its hardworking and industrious working population.

Israel exemplifies the notion that necessity is the mother of invnetion; with a harsh climate and scarce resources, Israel has invested heavily in developing a highly skilled workforce. That investment has paid off, and over the past decade Israel has attracted significant capital for its leadership in clean energy technologies, the biomedical field, and software development. Today Israel boasts the largest number of NASDAQ-listed companies outside of the US.

Israel's 2010 admisison to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose mission espouses "A Stronger, Cleaner, Fairer World Economy," cements Israel's increasing role on the world stage.

Israel Saves Intel

In 2006, Intel, the producer of the famed Pentium Chip, was taking a beating from Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] after its 2003 launch of Opteron. Intel's stock was plummeting and its processor had hit a performance wall.

The Israeli team got to work, relying on two core Israeli traits to overcome this problem: Creativity to design a solution and determination to convince top management to put its energy behind their Core 2 Duo processor

Intel's bet on the Israelis required a shift in thinking about how processors work and how Intel marketed them. Intel had always promoted the theory that faster clock speed, the rate at which a chip executes instructions, was the key to measuring a computer's performance. Despite being slower than the Pentium chip, the Core 2 Duo processor provided more power efficiency, increased computer performance and the potential to revive Intel's dwindling market share.

The company's strong history with its Israeli team encouraged Intel executives to trust the Israeli team's chutzpah. Adopting the Core 2 Duo processor paid off---In June 2010, Inte's market share was approximately 80% compared to AMD's meager 12%

After more than 35 years since Intel's first investment in Israel, the company boasts multiple Israeli location, including:

Haifa: Established in 1974 as Intel's first design and development center outside the US, Haifa is home to Intel's Israel Development Center. IDC, which specializes in software technologies, created Intel's pioneering processors and now develops Intel's mobile microprocessors.

Jerusalem: Fab 8, Intel's first non-US water fabrication facility, manufactures more than 130 different products which are used in a variety of industries.

Orvat Gat: Opened in 1999, the $1.6 billion Orvat Gat facility represents the largest single private sector investment ever made in Israel.

Kyriat Gat: Building on its success, Intel is expanding its facility here with a planned $2.7 billion investment in Israel.

Over the past four decades, the relationship between Intel and Israel has continued to grow. Following steady success, it seems that all eyes are on Israel when it comes to Intel's future innovation and product development

http://www.worldstridescapstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Destination-Israel.pdf

 

[Hossfly]

All this in a mere 64 years. And the Palis are still in 1948. (or the 6th century)

 

[High_Gravity]

Israel got it goin on.

 

[Lipush]

Israel: $200 Billion Gross Domestic Product. 40th Largest Economy In The World. 30th Highest Per Capita Income In The World

Israel, sometimes referred to as "Startup Nation", is a hub of entrepreneurship...Located at the heart of the Middle East, right between Asia and Africa, it has close trade relations with both Europe and North America, which contribute to its success.

With a population of 7.6 million, yet roughly the world’s 40th largest economy, Israel enjoys a technologically advanced economy, brimming with entrepreneurial activity. The citizenry is highly educated and cosmopolitan, and serves as a valuable resource for advancements in high technology. Venture capital and startups are part of the local culture, and more Israeli companies are listed on NASDAQ than from any other country outside of North America, China following closely.

Israel prides itself in the high level of its universities, almost all of which hold entrepreneurship centers.
GEW / Israel: A Startup Nation | Global Entrepreneurship Week

KPMG: Israel Spreading Its Wings, Growing Internationally

Israel has a dynamic, technologically advanced market economy, with a GDP of approximately US$200 billion. Over the past five years, GDP has grown by an average of five percent annually, while inflation has been near zero and the Israeli Shekel has remained stable versus the US Dollar. The Bank of Israel's interest rate is at a record low, at 0.5 percent, and is among the lowest in the world. Raw materials (excluding diamonds and fuels), constitute 40 percent of total imports, while manufacturing (low-to-high technology products and services), constitutes 87 percent of total exports. In addition, there are more Israeli-domiciled companies traded on NASDAQ (currently 63) than in any country outside the US.

The country's entrepreneurial and competitive environment is underpinned by a number of cultural and social factors. Education is one of the key drivers with high numbers of science and engineering students graduating each year - Israel boasts a ratio of 135 scientists per 100,000 workers, the highest in the world

In the 1990s, following the successful establishment of Yozma, one of Israel's first venture capital (VC) programs, nearly 100 VC firms have been established, using foreign and local investment capital, to help catapult the creation and expansion of a large number of high technology companies. Approximately US$9.4 billion of capital was invested from these sources between 1993 and 2000. In all, approximately US$4.2 billion of capital has been invested in Israeli private equity firms
KPMG - April 2011 - frontiers in finance: Spreading its wings

The State of Israel boasts a young, vibrant, developed economy. It is a country which encourages initiative and diversity and rewards innovation and improvisation. Israel has become a leader in advanced technological development, research, and international collaboration. Much of its success is based on its mst precious resource, the mind and spirit of its hardworking and industrious working population.

Israel exemplifies the notion that necessity is the mother of invnetion; with a harsh climate and scarce resources, Israel has invested heavily in developing a highly skilled workforce. That investment has paid off, and over the past decade Israel has attracted significant capital for its leadership in clean energy technologies, the biomedical field, and software development. Today Israel boasts the largest number of NASDAQ-listed companies outside of the US.

Israel's 2010 admisison to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, whose mission espouses "A Stronger, Cleaner, Fairer World Economy," cements Israel's increasing role on the world stage.

Israel Saves Intel

In 2006, Intel, the producer of the famed Pentium Chip, was taking a beating from Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] after its 2003 launch of Opteron. Intel's stock was plummeting and its processor had hit a performance wall.

The Israeli team got to work, relying on two core Israeli traits to overcome this problem: Creativity to design a solution and determination to convince top management to put its energy behind their Core 2 Duo processor

Intel's bet on the Israelis required a shift in thinking about how processors work and how Intel marketed them. Intel had always promoted the theory that faster clock speed, the rate at which a chip executes instructions, was the key to measuring a computer's performance. Despite being slower than the Pentium chip, the Core 2 Duo processor provided more power efficiency, increased computer performance and the potential to revive Intel's dwindling market share.

The company's strong history with its Israeli team encouraged Intel executives to trust the Israeli team's chutzpah. Adopting the Core 2 Duo processor paid off---In June 2010, Inte's market share was approximately 80% compared to AMD's meager 12%

After more than 35 years since Intel's first investment in Israel, the company boasts multiple Israeli location, including:

Haifa: Established in 1974 as Intel's first design and development center outside the US, Haifa is home to Intel's Israel Development Center. IDC, which specializes in software technologies, created Intel's pioneering processors and now develops Intel's mobile microprocessors.

Jerusalem: Fab 8, Intel's first non-US water fabrication facility, manufactures more than 130 different products which are used in a variety of industries.

Orvat Gat: Opened in 1999, the $1.6 billion Orvat Gat facility represents the largest single private sector investment ever made in Israel.

Kyriat Gat: Building on its success, Intel is expanding its facility here with a planned $2.7 billion investment in Israel.

Over the past four decades, the relationship between Intel and Israel has continued to grow. Following steady success, it seems that all eyes are on Israel when it comes to Intel's future innovation and product development

http://www.worldstridescapstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Destination-Israel.pdf

 

[Dot Com]

I like that they have universal healthcare.

 

[Roudy]

I like that they have universal healthcare.

Israel is a country of Six million, with that population you can have universal anything. They also have universal draft to the army.

 

[Lipush]

I like that they have universal healthcare.

Israel is a country of Six million, with that population you can have universal anything. They also have universal draft to the army.

Ha! That's funny.

Not really