January 27, 2022
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Israel launches $70.8 million programme to boost high-tech in Arab sector

Israel has launched a 225-million-shekel ($70.8 million) programme to boost high-tech developments in the Arab sector in the country…reports Asian Lite News

The five-year plan, announced by the Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) and the Ministry for Social Equality, on Wednesday, is set to encourage entrepreneurship and hi-tech employment in the Arab communities, Xinhua news agency reported.

The programme includes the setup of entrepreneurship centers, technological accelerators to advance new ideas, angel clubs to recruit investors, and a technological incubator to promote Arab entrepreneurship.

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“Incorporating high-tech employees from the Arab sector is a highly important social, financial, and strategic need,” said Orit Farkash-Hacohen, Israel’s minister for innovation, science and technology.

In 2019, only one percent of high-tech employees in Israel were from the Arab society, said a report published by the Bank of Israel.

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