دفع قطاع الهايتك

Economy and cost of living

• •High-tech — one ministry: establishing an AI and Technology Ministry in place of the Innovation Ministry, with authority, budget and responsibility for technology policy along the whole value chain, a long-term national strategy and measurable targets
• •High-tech — AI and deep tech: national computing infrastructure open to academia and start-ups, a "national data treasure" with strict privacy protection, and a "Technological Resilience" fund for dual-use technologies, aiming for a place in the world's top three
• •High-tech — certainty for investors: no retroactive regulatory changes, a commitment to fast regulatory decisions, incentives for long-term investment and lower risk in deep-tech investment
• •High-tech — stopping the brain drain: a dedicated "returnees desk", less bureaucracy, fixing double taxation, tax benefits also for those who stayed abroad less than 10 years, and recognition of professional training and experience from abroad
• •High-tech — human capital across the country: opening the industry to the periphery, women, Haredim and Arabs, STEM and AI studies from high school, national training tracks, retention grants for reservists and senior staff, and R&D centers also in the Galilee and the Negev
• •High-tech — "Delaware in Israel": a green track to set up a start-up (company registration, bank account and approvals within a day), tax certainty for ten years, and a move from incentives based on intellectual-property registration to incentives based on real activity in Israel
• •High-tech — adopting innovation: expanding sandboxes for advanced technologies, fast pilot tracks and lean, flexible regulation, with the state as the first customer of Israeli innovation in the public service
• •High-tech — tech giants: a unified "companies desk" in the Prime Minister's Office, an incentive package based on real activity, and preferred access to national infrastructure in return for investment