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A survey of the situation of the Israeli Hi-Tec Market and technology education in Israel 2005.
Dovrat Report

"The Education System has an old fashioned framework." Meaning that the burden falls on the local municipalities. The strong municipalities are expected to finance computer science in schools and those who are unable to do so will prevent Computer Technology. In reality many students will suffer in towns where there are poor and failing municipalities.

When the Dovrat Report was advertised we noticed that its recommendations disregarded the socio-economic climate that exists in Israel today. There are no personnel who will promise the market financial support at a time when there is privatization and no social responsibility from the government. Dr. Nili Mark: an expert on educational finance states that the latest changes will effect Israeli students because they will difficulty in the future with the challenges of the 2lst century.

Relating to technical contents has become a minority. The results can be seen today when large industrial technology concerns transfer projects in the IT domain and advanced technology to countries like China and India.

Many high level skilled Hi-Tec employees are leaving the country for overseas and those who stay here increase their demand or re-train for another profession. Israel and its Education System must improve dramatically with a school syllabus that will advance young students' potential for the next generation of industrial technology.


existing situation

The investment in education in order to avoid the threat from the east:
In an all round discussion participants were the general managers of the main IT companies in Israel. The question raised was the threat of India, and the advantage Of Israel as a Hi-Tec country during the next ten years. There was a general consensus that Israel should compete with this threat in the east. We should invest in education from the beginning and educate a new generation of Hi-Tec computer workers who will continue from the present generation and lead the nation, as a result of the educational framework of twenty years ago.

About hopes for the future
The Industrial Association advertised that the economic forecast for the year 2005 and illustrates a know situation.
Hi-Tec will continue to stand at the side of the areas that have been decreased the most in the market and contribute to all the leading production markets.
When relating to Hi-Tec, again and again it has been proven that a complete loss of balance in the donations of government contribution in helping the growth of Hi-Tec and training workers.
Especially outstanding is the decrease of funding of development detrimental to encouraging advancing finance.
The industrial cooperation predicts international advice as a future line.
Shraga Brosh the head of the Industrial Association stated that last year 80 companies transferred their exports abroad. This means an accumulated damage of l0 milliard dollars to the national economy. Israel encourages unemployment and its services help expand industry abroad.
Not less than 7O thousand foreign workers around the world gained employment as a result of Israeli industries abroad. In Hi-Tec they have not yet transferred wholesale companies abroad.
Without doubt there is an Israeli brain-drain towards foreign countries, especially all that is connected with India. The head of the Electronics Association and Hi-Tec: Elisha Yanai have stated that the transferring of mobile projects to India and the Far East is an international phenomenon which endangers Israeli industry.
The prominent lack of government financial assistance to increase finance for research. All the above does not encourage the training of students and graduates of Computer Science Faculties and Colleges of Technology.


Hi-Tec with community

Just before the Pesach holiday and weeks before Independence Day - 55 years of the State of Israel, the Finance Ministry invited superior Hi-Tec advisers to a discussion with representatives from the Finance Ministry and discussed information technology and the changes that have taken place during the past year and how they have effected all walks of life. The great force of the industrial revolution and social change prior to them. According to the results of the Research Company "Gretnar", state that every job creates an additional 2.2-2.5 additional jobs. 80% of the employees in this branch earn a high wage returning 50% of their earning to the nation funds. In many domains the gap between Israel and other parts of the world is widening to Israel's Disadvantage. The educational system that trained a generation of engineers is gradually regressing, this especially reflects in the amount of new applicants applying for technological education. This situation could be a future economic disaster for Israel.