The Algemeiner reports: JNS.org – The Israel Innovation Authority released its 2017 annual report on Monday, detailing the government’s plans to double the country’s high-tech workforce during the next decade.
According to the report, Israel’s high-tech industry is experiencing “unprecedented success.” Yet at the same time, the Israeli economy risks grinding to a halt, and the so-called “start-up nation” is in danger of losing its coveted status as one of the world’s foremost high-tech innovators. With this in mind, the Innovation Authority aims to boost Israel’s current 270,000 high-tech employees to more than half a million.
Israel is currently ranked first in the world in research and development (R&D) and venture capital investments as a percentage of gross domestic product, with more than 600 new start-up companies being founded in the country every year. The Jewish state is also home to more than 300 R&D centers belonging to tech giants such as Facebook, Microsoft, Intel, Google, IBM and Apple. Israel is also ranked second on the World Economic Forum’s innovation index.
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