Technological and

Environmental
Evaluation - ISRAEL
Team 7
Richa Singh
Kautilya Tyagi
Krishnamurthy
Abhinav Chaudhary
Purview
Introduction
Technological Factors
Intellectual property
Research & Development
Environmental Factors
Environmental regulations & actions
taken
Environmental impact
Key high tech sectors
Business opportunities
Introduction
GDP
GDP per capita
Population, Religion, Median age
Land area, Geographical location
Indices HDI, LPI, PMI, GINI, Corruption index
SWOT
Political
Legal
International relations, member of organizations
Technology
Environmental
Social
Education
Unemployment rate
External / internal Debt

Introduction General Facts
GDP $291.3 B
GDP per capita 37,035
Population 8.1 M
Area 20770 sq km (153
rd
in the
world)
Religion Judaism(75%),
Muslims(17%), Christians, Druze
Gini Index - 37.6 (2012), 39.2 (2008)
HDI 16/186 (highest in the middle
east)
Corruption perception index 36/175



Ease of doing business rank 35 out of 189
Protecting investors 6 out of 189
Trading across borders 10 out of 189
Dealing with construction permits 140 out of 189
It took 81 days to register a property, higher than OECDs
average of 24.1 days
Israel ranked 27th out of 148 economies in GCI, behind Saudi
Arabia (20th) but ahead of Bahrain (43rd)
FDI inflows reached $10.4 billion in 2012, regulations in
banking, insurance and defence


Introduction Business Facts
SWOT
Opportunities
Leverage R&D
Capabilities
Natural Gas
Exploration
Threats
BDS movement
against Israel
Military Instability
Strengths
Robust R&D sector
High Technical
Literacy
Open Investment
Policy

Weakness
Weakening
international
relations
Public debt
Political Instability
Technological Factors
Intellectual Property
Member of WIPO, compliant with TRIPS, Protected
under Patent law of 1967
Patent Procedure:-Patent granted in areas of
technology which have industrial application .
Compared with similar patent in other countries for
avoiding redundancy and done by PCT(Patent
Coperation Treaty).
IP- Framework-Continued

Highest percentage of engineers per capita in the
world (140 per 10000).
Tech services and products account for around 70%
of the total exports.
Top Universities in Israel- Technion , Hebrew,
Weizmann.
More than 60 Israeli companies are listed in NASDAQ
list.


Research and development
Expenditure on R & D-
Amount spent on R&D in relation to GDP (PPP) is highest in the world i.e.
4.2%







Opportunities-
Tax benefits and grants for exportoriented industries, R&D centers.
Start up companies are eligible for grants up to 60 %..


Trading Partners :-

Intellectual Property
Government policies (vision and strategy)
Universities and institutions
Hierarchies of organizations
Literacy rate
Level of education
Patents procedures and organizations

Research and development
Expenditure on R & D
Sectors for R & D
Opportunities
Trading partners

Environmental Factors
Environmental Analysis
About Environment in past and present
i. Post establishment of Israel, it undertook heavy development
programmes
ii. Tapping of water resources, construction and rapid growth led to
degradation
iii. After Stockholm conference in 1972 govt. Established Environmental
Protection Service
iv. Ministry of Environment was established in 1988

i. Ranked 39 over
all and 3
rd
in
MENA region with
a score of 65.78
ii. Penalized in some
categories and
not considered in
some because of
less geographical
area

Environmental Analysis
Category of Law
Name of Law
laws for the protection of air and
water
laws for the safe treatment of
hazardous substances
laws for the prevention of
environmental nuisances like
noise
magnetic and electronic fields
and solid waste
laws for encouraging recycling
and the reduction of solid waste
disposal
Clean Air Law and Water Law
The Polluter Pays Law, the
Maintenance of Cleanliness Law
The Non-Ionizing Radiation Law
The Nuisances Law and Packaging
Law
Renewable sources and
Financial Benefits
Clean Air and Water Laws
Impact on :
Effective from : Jan 2011
i. Emission Permits, National Program
ii. Enforcement measures against plants
which violate the provisions of the law
iii. Spot checks of emission sources
iv. Publication of data
v. Clean Air website
vi. Tax benefits for low emission vehicles
vii. The prevention of sea pollution law 1983
The Polluter Pays Law
Impact on :
Effective from : 2008
i. Heavy Penalties and Imprisonment
ii. Liability on both person and Company.
Can lead to imprisonment also
iii. Public and Non-governmental agencies
can also file cases
iv. Preventive measures taken is a good
defence to possible criminal liability



Non-Ionizing Radiation Law
Impact on :
Effective from : 2007
i. regulates the installation and operation of all non-
ionizing radiation sources cellular networks, radio
and television antennas, and electricity networks are
included
ii. Permits have to be obtained from Ministry of
Environmental Protection
iii. Permit to measure radiation services is also to be
obtained
iv. Heavy Penalties are imposed for the violators

TAMIR Packaging recovery
organization for Israel
>800 manufacturers and
importers signed contracts
with TAMIR till 2014

62.2% of packaging waste
collected from them

100% paper and cardboard
packaging(150402 tonnes),
24.2%(27428 tonnes) of
plastic and 40%(7081 tonnes)
of metal were recycled
The Packaging Law
Impact on :
Effective from : Jan 2011
i. regulate both the production and the processing of
packaging material waste by minimizing packaging
volume, preventing waste dumping, and encouraging
recycling
ii. To recycle 60% of the packaging waste by 2015
iii. 12 companies charged fine of 1.5 million for not
following this law

Several other laws to be considered are
i. Environmental information law
ii. Laws on prevention of sea pollution
iii. Desalinated water laws
iv. Nuisance Law
v. The license of business laws
vi. Hazardous substance law and asbestos law
vii. Cleanliness law and waste disposal law
viii. Public health regulation law
ix. The deposit law on Beverage containers
x. Disposal and Recycling law
Key Sectors
Trend of VC Investments
Global Presence in Israel
Recommended sectors
Sector Global CAGR
Healthcare 5.56%
Clean Technology 6% - 29% @
Electronics and communication 12.8% #
Source : Euromonitor
@ - Renewable sources of energy - Bloomberg
# - Academia.edu
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