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22-02-2023, 07:29 PM
Noticias:
Newport Group member of the Canary Islands-Israel Task Force.
Canary Islands explore models of collaboration with Israel to strengthen the innovative ecosystem of the Archipelago.
The Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, Elena Máñez, the director of ACIISI, Carlos Navarro, and the managing director of the Emerge Association, Moisés Santana, have met in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem with the main innovative public companies and institutions in the country, thanks to an invitation from the Embassy of Israel in Spain
During this trip, the Israeli authorities have expressed to the Government of the Canary Islands their desire to strengthen collaboration with the archipelago in areas linked to R + D + i and economic-commercial cooperation. Just six months after launching the open innovation program for Canarian companies 'Innovate Canarias', emerged from a working group launched in 2019 between the regional government and the Embassy of Israel in Spain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel transmitted an invitation to the Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands to know first-hand the experience of that country and how it is understood and carries out the process of diffusion of innovation to the business fabric, in a country with the highest per capita income per capita investment in R + D + i on the planet.
Upon her return, Elena Máñez said that "if we want to move towards the technological frontier and compete globally, we must strengthen our innovation policies and apply the lessons learned from the most consolidated and reputable technological startup ecosystems that exist. Hence the enormous interest and opportunity of this trip, at the invitation of the Israeli Embassy and once the COVID restrictions have been eliminated, to contact directly with leading public and private entities in that country and encourage these ties to be used by our private sector and by the knowledge agents of the Canary Islands". The counselor, who was accompanied by the director of the Canarian Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society, Carlos Navarro, and by Moisés Santana, managing director of the Canarian Association of Startups, Technology-Based Companies and Angel Investors (EMERGE) – coordinator of the Innovate Canarias project -, explained that the two parties can mutually benefit in a two-way process: "The Canary Islands is a platform and gateway from Europe to Africa and, even, due to its own economic and fiscal characteristics, also access to the European and African market. There is also an interest on the part of Israel in connecting with our companies, knowing our innovation ecosystem and collaborating with those sectors where we have comparative advantages."
The invitation of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Spanish delegation included an agenda with more than 25 public and private entities, including the Israel Innovation Authority; the Smart Cities unit of the Tel Aviv City Council; the Weitzmann Institute of Science; the Office of Technology Transfer of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the Simon Peres Center for Peace and Innovation; disruptive tech companies like Mobileye and UBQ Materials; startup support entities; or the first Spanish-Israeli investment fund Cardumen Capital. A meeting was also held with different heads of the Department for Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel to jointly discuss the opportunities for economic cooperation and in the scientific-technological field that may exist between the Canary Islands and Israel, emphasizing the legal security offered by the archipelago as a gateway to the European and African market. business capabilities and geostrategic position in the region.
During the stay in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment reflected with the Israeli and Spanish counterpart on the characteristics of the Israeli innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem and what lessons learned the Canary Islands can draw in order to accelerate the processes and improve the existing instruments to turn R + D + i into a true vector of economic growth in the islands, with a specific focus on supporting the transfer of research results and the creation of technological startups.
These objectives will continue to be developed through the Task Force Seizing New Growth Opportunitities: Canarias / Israel Innovation Partnership, chaired by the Canarian entrepreneurs Germán Suárez Calvo (ASTICAN) and Óliver Alonso Rohner, and the Innovate Canarias program, which in its first edition adds to the majority of large Canarian companies that have opted for innovation, such as Satocan, Netkium, Domingo Alonso Group, Astican, HD Group, Arquimea Research Center, Canaragua, Compañía Cervecera de Canarias and Grupo Newport.
Israel is one of the main technological powers and has been able to develop one of the main innovation ecosystems worldwide, with universities and scientific-technological centers of excellence, becoming the country with the most private investment in R+D per capita.
Newport Group member of the Canary Islands-Israel Task Force.
Canary Islands explore models of collaboration with Israel to strengthen the innovative ecosystem of the Archipelago.
The Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands, Elena Máñez, the director of ACIISI, Carlos Navarro, and the managing director of the Emerge Association, Moisés Santana, have met in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem with the main innovative public companies and institutions in the country, thanks to an invitation from the Embassy of Israel in Spain
During this trip, the Israeli authorities have expressed to the Government of the Canary Islands their desire to strengthen collaboration with the archipelago in areas linked to R + D + i and economic-commercial cooperation. Just six months after launching the open innovation program for Canarian companies 'Innovate Canarias', emerged from a working group launched in 2019 between the regional government and the Embassy of Israel in Spain, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel transmitted an invitation to the Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands to know first-hand the experience of that country and how it is understood and carries out the process of diffusion of innovation to the business fabric, in a country with the highest per capita income per capita investment in R + D + i on the planet.
Upon her return, Elena Máñez said that "if we want to move towards the technological frontier and compete globally, we must strengthen our innovation policies and apply the lessons learned from the most consolidated and reputable technological startup ecosystems that exist. Hence the enormous interest and opportunity of this trip, at the invitation of the Israeli Embassy and once the COVID restrictions have been eliminated, to contact directly with leading public and private entities in that country and encourage these ties to be used by our private sector and by the knowledge agents of the Canary Islands". The counselor, who was accompanied by the director of the Canarian Agency for Research, Innovation and Information Society, Carlos Navarro, and by Moisés Santana, managing director of the Canarian Association of Startups, Technology-Based Companies and Angel Investors (EMERGE) – coordinator of the Innovate Canarias project -, explained that the two parties can mutually benefit in a two-way process: "The Canary Islands is a platform and gateway from Europe to Africa and, even, due to its own economic and fiscal characteristics, also access to the European and African market. There is also an interest on the part of Israel in connecting with our companies, knowing our innovation ecosystem and collaborating with those sectors where we have comparative advantages."
The invitation of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Spanish delegation included an agenda with more than 25 public and private entities, including the Israel Innovation Authority; the Smart Cities unit of the Tel Aviv City Council; the Weitzmann Institute of Science; the Office of Technology Transfer of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; the Simon Peres Center for Peace and Innovation; disruptive tech companies like Mobileye and UBQ Materials; startup support entities; or the first Spanish-Israeli investment fund Cardumen Capital. A meeting was also held with different heads of the Department for Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel to jointly discuss the opportunities for economic cooperation and in the scientific-technological field that may exist between the Canary Islands and Israel, emphasizing the legal security offered by the archipelago as a gateway to the European and African market. business capabilities and geostrategic position in the region.
During the stay in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the Minister of Economy, Knowledge and Employment reflected with the Israeli and Spanish counterpart on the characteristics of the Israeli innovative entrepreneurship ecosystem and what lessons learned the Canary Islands can draw in order to accelerate the processes and improve the existing instruments to turn R + D + i into a true vector of economic growth in the islands, with a specific focus on supporting the transfer of research results and the creation of technological startups.
These objectives will continue to be developed through the Task Force Seizing New Growth Opportunitities: Canarias / Israel Innovation Partnership, chaired by the Canarian entrepreneurs Germán Suárez Calvo (ASTICAN) and Óliver Alonso Rohner, and the Innovate Canarias program, which in its first edition adds to the majority of large Canarian companies that have opted for innovation, such as Satocan, Netkium, Domingo Alonso Group, Astican, HD Group, Arquimea Research Center, Canaragua, Compañía Cervecera de Canarias and Grupo Newport.
Israel is one of the main technological powers and has been able to develop one of the main innovation ecosystems worldwide, with universities and scientific-technological centers of excellence, becoming the country with the most private investment in R+D per capita.
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