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Spotlight on… Israel’s Cosmetics Industry

Monday, August 30th, 2010

Israeli companies undoubtedly enjoy an exclusive advantage in the global cosmetics and toiletries industry. Direct access to the Dead Sea and its natural minerals and vital ingredients, provides the healthiest production environment on earth and grants Israeli companies like Dead Sea Beauty Products, an incredible competitive edge in the cosmetics market. Many Israeli companies combine advanced [...]

Spotlight On… Israel’s Food Industry

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

Israel was once known exclusively for its fresh citrus produce and processed citrus products, but is now renowned for its vibrant, fast-growing food and beverage industry. European, Middle Eastern and North African cuisines blend to create a diverse array of original Mediterranean-style foods, most of which are kosher certified. Israel’s dynamic food and beverage industry produces gourmet foods, high quality ingredients, and [...]

Spotlight On… Israel’s Health IT Industry

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Few people know that Israel is one of the global pioneers in health information technology, a digital revolution that began in the mid-1990s. Israel’s HMOs—notably Clalit Health Services and Maccabi, which today serve about 80 percent of the Israeli population—led this revolution, which resulted in the implementation of electronic medical records used by virtually 100 [...]

Spotlight On…Nirosoft Ltd

Monday, August 9th, 2010

 

Nirosoft provides advanced tailored water treatment solutions, including process engineering, design, manufacturing, commissioning, training and ongoing service for a wide range of water & wastewater treatment applications, such as:
· Seawater and brackish water desalination for drinking & process using UF & RO membranes.
· Domestic and industrial effluent recycling using DAF, media filtration, UF & RO [...]

Israel continues to be a popular destination for Australians in 2010.

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

Acording to the Israel Ministry of Tourism statistics released today, the number of Australians Travelling to Israel has increased by 45% during the first half of 2010.
These figures represent amazing growth in the number of Australian tourists choosing to holiday in Israel, a total of 15,811 in the January –June period, compared to 10,867 at [...]

ISRAEL IS CHAIR OF THE KIMBERLEY PROCESS FOR THE PREVENTION OF TRADE IN CONFLICT DIAMONDS

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

As Chair in 2010, of the Kimberley Process for the prevention of trade in conflict diamonds (“Blood Diamonds”) Israel is hosting a conference of working groups of the Process that is taking place against the background of reports of Zimbabwe failing to meet the requirements of the Process and the continuing infringement of human rights [...]

Israel appointed to the Presidency of the World Eureka Program – the first non-European President of the Program

Friday, July 16th, 2010

The Eureka Program is the leading industrial R&D Program in Europe and the largest of its kind in the world.  It is an inter-governmental initiative that has been in operation since 1985, and which the European Union Commission has also joined.
  
Israel has been a member of the Organization since 2000 and in 2007 it was [...]

Spotlight On…Israel’s IT and Software Industry

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

Israel– A Software Powerhouse
In the early 1990’s, software exports from Israel totaled $90 million. In 2000, that figure was up to $2.6 billion. Today, software exports have topped $3.6 billion, representing over one-quarter of all technology exports from Israel and almost one-tenth of total national exports. Additionally, the Israeli software sector draws over one-third of [...]

Incoming Israeli Delegation Meets with City of Perth’s Lord Mayor

Monday, July 5th, 2010

Israeli water technology companies to the mining sector Delegation to Visit Perth 28-30 June

Australia has a substantial resources industry and is a world leader in mining technologies with Perth being the Capital of Australia’s mining industry. The mining industry is a major user of water and is in constant search of better water technologies [...]

R & D Breakthroughs at Tel Aviv University

Monday, July 5th, 2010

An emphasis on R & D and interdisciplinary  approaches has led to some interesting breakthroughs and developments at Tel Aviv University (TAU). However,  this is symbolic of Israel as a whole which has the highest amount of start ups per capita in the world, and has continuously  developed ground breaking technologies across all industries for [...]