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Senior German politician Armin Laschet, center, the minister-president of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, attends the opening of his state's new cultural and business office in Tel Aviv, March 1, 2020. (Ralph Sondermann/ NRW)
March 1, 2020, 9:19 pm
Germany’s most populous state opens culture and trade office in Tel Aviv
Office inaugurated by North Rhine-Westphalia’s minister-president Armin Laschet, leading contender to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as head of country’s ruling party
By Raphael Ahren
Illustrative image of a race, ranking or competition (Dekdoyjaidee; iStock by Getty Images)
September 26, 2019, 3:02 pm
Startup Nation slips four spots in global ranking of ‘digital readiness’
Ranked 16th in the world, Israel shows declines in knowledge, tech and readiness for the future; UAE climbs five places to No. 12
By Shoshanna Solomon
A visitor uses a joystick to navigate through a virtual heart at a display by RealView Imaging, at the Israeli Expo technology exhibit at the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv on September 3, 2019 (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
September 10, 2019, 9:56 am
Israeli tech looks to the future — whoever wins the election
The success of the industry is one of the few subjects not up for debate ahead of September 17 elections
By Mike Smith
Illustrative: Participants at the DLD Tel Aviv Digital Conference, Israel's largest international Hi-tech gathering, featuring hundreds of start ups, VC’s, angel investors and leading multinationals, held at the Old Train Station complex in Tel Aviv on September 8, 2015. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
July 24, 2019, 7:30 pm
Israel among world’s top 10 most innovative countries — global index
Switzerland tops list, followed by Sweden and US; Jewish state has climbed steadily in rankings since 2015
By TOI staff and AFP
The deck overlooking views of Tel Aviv at new headquarters of Start-Up Nation Central (Amir Geron for Start-Up Nation Central)
April 5, 2019, 6:35 pm
‘Start-up nation’ expects no change of course after elections
Whether Likud or Blue and White come out on top, businesses expect a continued focus on bolstering Israel’s high-tech sector
By Stephen WEIZMAN
North Rhine-Westphalia leader Armin Laschet (left) is welcomed to Jerusalem by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, September 2018 (Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO)
September 5, 2018, 5:06 pm
Seeking deeper tech ties, German state to open office in Israel
North Rhine-Westphalia hub in Tel Aviv will be state’s first ever venture of its kind
By Raphael Ahren
Idan Peretz, a former member of the Israeli army special forces and co-founder of the tactical solutions start-up Highnovate, holds up his "Roof Access Fast Anchor" (RAFA) tool during a demonstration at the Wingate Institute near Netanya in central Israel on June 11, 2018 (AFP PHOTO / JACK GUEZ)
July 22, 2018, 10:42 am
Israeli ex-commandos innovating tech for campers, hikers and rescuers
The military is known as an incubator for high-tech firms started by former soldiers, but some entrepreneurs are using their military knowledge to develop physical tools as well
By Jonah Mandel
Britain's Prince William poses for a group photo with Jewish and Arab children at the Neve Golan Stadium in the Israeli Mediterranean coastal city of Jaffa on June 26, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / Heidi Levine)
June 26, 2018, 11:31 pm
Hailing best ever ties, Prince William praises innovative Israel, urges peace
Future king highlights Tel Aviv’s ‘flair and diversity,’ commits himself to uphold the memory of the Holocaust
By Raphael Ahren
Now outdated neonatal intensive care unit.(Jacoplane Jaap Vermeulen, Wikipedia)
June 17, 2018, 12:49 pm
WeWork and Blue Fairy Med: Changing the way we care for our babies
By Merav Vax and Sharon Tomer
Hilary Faverman
June 6, 2018, 3:36 pm
Hilary Faverman
On a conference call from my kid’s piano recital
1,000 women who know how tough it is to hold all the pieces together and do it anyway, at the Temech conference
Inbal Arieli
April 19, 2018, 11:52 am
Inbal Arieli
Wisdom from 70 of Israel’s tech wizards
Behind the numbers and statistics is the complicated mosaic of the people who drive industry
Robert Sarner
April 16, 2018, 2:35 pm
Robert Sarner
70 remarkable things Israel did last year
From food to drugs to cybersecurity and foreign aid, the startup nation is always busy innovating
During the Israel Summit at Harvard, retired NBA All-Star Amar'e Stoudemire (left) is interviewed by HBO sports correspondent Jon Frankel, April 8, 2018 (courtesy: Max August)
April 9, 2018, 1:32 pm
Harvard students tout Israel’s global impact at high-profile summit
The brainchild of eight undergrads, Sunday’s event highlights the Jewish state’s ‘uplifting narratives’
By Matt Lebovic
From left to right: Yuval Machlin, Kfir Eyal, Daniel Shaked and Alon Matas in front of Plug n’ Play, a Silicon Valley incubator where they all work. They all talk about returning to Israel someday. (Ben Sales)
November 10, 2017, 10:50 am
Meet the Israelis bringing the ‘Start-up Nation’ to Silicon Valley
Several organizations seek to teach sabras how to integrate in San Francisco society, where personal connections are vital
By Ben Sales
Liat Goldfarb
May 11, 2017, 1:52 pm
Liat Goldfarb
The forgotten Zionist dream
When anti-Semites deny the Jews’ history in Israel, they’re in sync with American Jewry’s focus on the startup nation
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