Despite defense (diplomat - with one-hand) against anti-Semitism at the UN, Europe and USA, as well as its civilian population (- with your other hand) against the external rocket and domestic terrorist attacks - Israel has survived tiny physically in some way, perhaps even prospered during the collapse of otherwise global industry and technology - thanks to the seriousness teenager and a culture of high-tech entrepreneur.
Despite the constant drumbeat of negative news coverage of liberal extremists (Israel, double-standard status of pariah), one aspect of this lone democracy in the Middle East that gets little attention - the economy's technological country. Per-capita economic front and the excessive manpower drain on limited resources that are expended in his own defense, Israel still has the highest concentration reached in the rate of innovation and entrepreneurial ism in the world. Despite railing against investing in Israel for anti-Israel extremist special-interest-pro-Arab groups, multinational corporations and technology giants have been global investors Labs research and development of creativity in Israel for decades. Even in 2008, a year of turmoil for the global economy, per capita on R and d adventure in Israel exceeded that of the USA by 2.5 times, in Europe by 30 times, from China for 80 times, and India by 350 times. And for startup companies, Israel still reaches the highest concentration in the world with more Israeli companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange in the U.S. that of Europe, China, Japan, India and Korea - combined. In the percentage of its total economy is spent on R d - giving the world the benefits of its innovative creativity through a wide range of science and technology, notably in the pharmaceutical and medical fields - Israel is among leaders world.
Much of the economic dynamism of Israel, and so appears to have withstood the global downturn, it seems traceable to the policies of the government's seriousness and young-adult to grow a unique entrepreneurial spirit, including immigration policies and a disproportionate investment innovative in high technology. However, the fundamental foundation may well be universal military training and national service program - it seems to energize early maturity of Israeli citizens. While students are teenagers in other countries are concerned with holiday by pre-university years or decision of which college to attend, Israeli focus on the variety of the country of military units. And while students elsewhere are planning to vacation where or how to get into the universities wanted, Israelis prepare for recruitment into the elite units of the Israel Defense Forces. For example, learning to speak Arabic is a leg up toward a desired allocation in the intelligence branch of the service.
During the year before reaching age of eighteen sketch, Israeli youths, male and female, should be reported to the recruiting centers in the AC for a one-day initial investigation, including aptitude and psychological tests, individual interviews, and a medical evaluation. At the end of the day, a health and psychometric classification is resolved, with service opportunities presented to young candidate in a personal interview.
There remained one interesting factor in the national attitude and aptitude of the Israelis, those who complete their training program together as a team through many years of regular service and reserve. Thus, their unit becomes like a second family, and the Israelis remain in the military reserves until his mid-'40s.
While it is difficult to get higher in Israeli universities (comparable to Harvard, Princeton or Yale) elite units of the CA are considered equivalent. The unit in which he served a candidate tells prospective employers what skills and relevant experience and the candidate may possess.
At the age of 18, registered at the Israeli army for a minimum of two to three years, and if not enrolled again, ready typically at a university. A massive percentage of Israelis entering the university and army service, far more than any other country. According to the organization for economic cooperation and development, nearly half of Israeli university is among the highest rates in the world. And according to a recent yearbook of competitiveness in the world, Israel was ranked second among developed sixty nations on the criterion of whether the "university education meets the needs of a competitive economy."
By the time they finish college students are in their mid-20s, some already have graduate degrees, with many married. "All this changes the individual's mental capacity," says Gary Shainberg, of eighteen-year veteran of the British navy, and vice president for technology and innovation in British Telecom. "They're much more mature, have more life experience - and innovation is all about finding ideas." He understands.
Curbs Gil, a student of the intelligence unit, who works in the venture capital industry in Israel, comments,
"" In Israel, his academic past is less important than the past of the military - a key question in every job interview, "where you served in the army? ""
The advantage of the Israeli economy and society increases national service experience were highlighted by Shainberg, "there is something about the DNA of Israeli innovation that is inexplicable," he says, "I think it comes down to maturity : nowhere else in the world where people work in the innovation of technology, she also has to do national service. "
Kolom Aaron calls "rocket scientist" with over 50 years of aerospace engineering: Tighten the chief science analyst structural numerous military aircraft, Structures and materials director of the corporation, Asst. Program Space Shuttle Chief Engineer with the first three flights (granted NASA Public Service Medal), Rockwell International Corp.; Concorde SST Program Manager, VP Engineering TRE Corp., aerospace consultant.
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