John E. Golub, Ph. D. Regional Coordinator Council for Higher Education State of Israel
Economic Snapshot
ISRAEL Benchmark
Median age 28.6 ~40 (EU)
Tertiary education 46.0% 27% (OECD)
Per Capita GDP (PPP) $31,767 31,500 (OECD)
Export as % of GDP 40% 13.1% (US)
R&D as % per capita GDP 4.5% 1.6% (OECD)
1 President Shimon Peres
“The only historic mistake I regret is that we didn’t dream big enough.”
-Safed, July 6, 2009
Regional Variation: Economic/Labor Snapshot
Center Galilee • High-tech • Farming • Financial • Services Economy • Manufacturing • Plastics, metals • Services • High-tech
Disposable income 100 60
Academic 1/14 1/31 professionals
Source: Central Bureau of Statistics and Tzafona
2 Regional Variation: Socio-economic clusters
Low High Socio-economic clusters 1―3 4―5 6―7 8―10 Tel Aviv + Center―Jews 6 13 43 38 Galilee―Jews 0 62 35 3 Tel Aviv + Center―Arabs 42 50 6 2 Galilee―Arabs 82 16 2 0 Source: Tzafona
The Galilee is not riding the same economic train as Israel’s center.
Tel Aviv Jerusalem
424 km
114 km Negev
Project Region Kiryat Shmona (22) Majdal Shams >200,000 (9)
30,000 – 50,000 Nahariya (52) Golan 20,000 – 30,000 Safed (29)
Haifa Acre (46) Sub-District Carmiel (45) Katzrin Sakhnin (25) (7) Galilee Haifa (265) Tibereas Haifa (40) District
Nazareth (66+43) Sea of Galilee
Hadera Jordan River Sub-District Afula (40)
4 Vineyards in the Upper Galilee
Capernaum Mt. Tabor
5 Beth Shean (Scythopolis)
Nimrod Castle.
6 Tel Yodfat, site of Roman siege.
Valley of Tears battle site.
7 “And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him.” --Mark 8:22-26
Bethsaida archeological dig.
Galilee Competitiveness
Essential Target Galilee Ingredient1 (Ideal) (Actual) Strategy Identify regional strengths Drive internal migration
Governance Strong regional voice with No regional government. local ownership of issues. ~50 local councils.
Innovation Strong innovation engine Technion. Significant but + regional engagement. ad-hoc engagement.
A thriving community in a Spin-out activity from Entrepreneurship supportive environment. Technion. Incubators. 1. Drabenstott, Higher Education Management and Policy, vol. 20, pg. 32 (2008).
8 Inclusiveness in regional development
Positive Factors
• National commitment to development • Powerful innovation engines – Technion, U. Haifa – ORT-Braude, Tel Hai, MIGAL • Success stories – ISCAR, technology parks, incubators • Attractive living conditions • Supportive national framework
9 Opportunity
Higher education management can be a catalyst.
Steering Committee Selected Members
• National Stakeholders – Mr. Silvan Shalom, Deputy Prime Minister Minister for the Development of the Negev and Galilee – Prof. Avishai Braverman, Minister for Minority Affairs – Mr. Steven Stav, Director General, Council for Higher Education • Regional and Local Stakeholders – Mr. Stef Wertheimer, ISCAR – Prof. Dan Levanon, Chairman of the Board, planned Galilee Medical School – Mr. Moshe Davidovich, General Manager, Galilee Development Authority – Dr. Bishara Bisharat, Director, Nazareth Hospital – Mr. Tamim Yasin, Chairman, Nazareth Technology Incubator • HEI’s – Technion – University of Haifa – Various colleges
10 Israel’s Galilee Region
Thank you. תודה. شكرا.
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