Nicholas Brathwaite - Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneu

CASE STUDY: ISRAEL

Export of High-Tech Goods, Software and R&D

SPAWNED FROM GOVT. INVESTMENTS IN R&D, ISRAEL IS ARGUABLY, THE MOST CUTTING EDGE INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM OUTSIDE OF USA & CHINA.

$10B $15B $20B $25B $30B $35B $40B $45B $50B

Export of high-tech goods Export of software and R&D

25 29

21

16 18

14 14 15

ISRAELI INVENTIONS THAT CHANGED THE FIELDS OF:

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1.

AGRICULTURE • Drip irrigation tech • Biogas generation • Biological Pest Control

3.

COMPUTERS • VoIP • USB Flash Drive • Internet Messaging AUTOMOTIVE & OTHERS • GPS navigation • ADAS

21 21 20 22

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19 20 20 20 20

17

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Billions of Dollars 5 5

13 14

10 11

$0B $5B

2.

MEDICINE • Flexible Stent • Pill Cam

4.

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Percentage of high-tech exports from total exports

50%

4. ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT Highest concentration of leading startups. 4K startups / 9.2M residents 1. HIGH INTELLECTUAL DENSITY Nearly half of Israel’s population acquires higher education

2. R&D HUB 300+ multi national corporations have R&D centers in Israel 5. THRIVING ECOSYSTEM Ranked 4th in the 2019 Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking

3. MATURE HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY 13% of GDP comes from the high-tech industry 6. GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE Israel is ranked 3rd in the # of companies listed on NYSE

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

SOURCE(S):

1. IVC 2019 Report

2. Israel Ministry of Economy & Industry