Shoshanna Solomon is The Times of Israel s Startups and Business reporter
A high-tech company which employs ultra-Orthodox women in Modiin Illit. August 17, 2009. (Abir Sultan/Flash 90/File)
As the coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on the Israeli economy, causing a surge in unemployment, the tech sector saw a shortage of professionals, a new report by the Israel Innovation Authority and Start-Up Nation Central says.
According to the Human Capital Report released Thursday, there were 13,000 open positions at the end of December 2020. That figure is 30% lower than the number of available jobs in June 2019, when a previous report was published, showing that even if the tech economy chugged along during the pandemic it did not emerge from it unscathed.
Are our skies ready for drone deliveries? Israel plans first worldwide test
Tests of drone traffic-control system and flying without GPS heralds a new age in smart transportation, says head of Israel Innovation Authority.
February 11, 2021, 12:23 pm
A medical worker loading coronavirus samples on a drone at Ziv Medical Center in Safed on October 18, 2020. Photo by David Cohen/FLASH90
Delivery drones could soon be flying over your neighborhood to drop off small packages of mail, medicine, food and medical equipment.
But the potentially hundreds, if not thousands, of delivery drones from different companies soaring above city skies requires software to avoid crashes.