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ראש תחום בינה מלאכותית במכון RISE Israel עידית זמיר יפה

Israel’s AI dilemma: Strategy or blind alignment?

23.02.25|Idit Zamir-Yaffe

As global AI regulation takes shape, Israel’s decision to forgo the Paris declaration raises questions about policy—or the lack of one.

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Israel's government innovation system structure is leading to an AI failure

04.02.25|Uri Gabai

"Now, more than ever, Israel must establish a professional, committed, and empowered body that will ensure its status as a global technological leader for decades to come," writes Uri Gabai, CEO of RISE, Israel Research and Policy Institute.

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Israeli high-tech funding rounds hit five-year low despite $9.7B raised in 2024

23.12.24|Sophie Shulman

Cybersecurity dominates investments, accounting for 42% of total funding, while new startups struggle to emerge.

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Israel’s AI hopes high, but investment and talent shortages persist

21.05.24|Sophie Shulman

In 2023, half of the investments in startups, both in terms of capital and the number of rounds, were in AI companies, with investments in generative AI startups jumping by 85% between 2020 and 2023. However, this seemingly positive trend is overshadowed when compared globally. Between 2020 and 2023, the volume of investments in AI in the U.S. increased tenfold, and in Europe, it quadrupled

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Only 12% of entrepreneurs who secured initial funding in Israeli tech in 2023 were female

A mere 17% of the startups that raised their first funding last year had at least one female founder, notably lower than the figure in the U.S. and Europe (26.2% and 25.5% respectively), according to a new report by RISE Israel