arabman, Unlike its neighbors, Israeli economy is based on science and tech. You may be using Israeli chips/technology right now to read this message. I am not advertising this country but ppl should know the truth...
a good start is
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_an ... _in_Israel
Science and technology in Israel is one of the country's most developed sectors. The percentage of Israelis engaged in scientific and technological inquiry, and the amount spent on research and development (R&D) in relation to gross domestic product (GDP), is amongst the highest in the world.[1] Israel ranks fourth in the world in scientific activity as measured by the number of scientific publications per million citizens. Israel's percentage of the total number of scientific articles published worldwide is almost 10 times higher than its percentage of the world's population.[2]
Israeli scientists have contributed to the advancement of agriculture, computer sciences, electronics, genetics, medicine, optics, solar energy and various fields of engineering. Israel is home to major players in the high-tech industry and has one of the world's most technologically-literate populations.[3] In 1998, Tel Aviv was named by Newsweek as one of the ten most technologically influential cities in the world.[4] Since 2000, Israel has been a member of EUREKA, the pan-European research and development funding and coordination organization, and holds the rotating chairmanship of the organization for 2010-2011.[5][6]
check out this intel page too :
http://www.intel.com/cd/corporate/europ ... 290083.htm
Intel Israel on the map
Intel Israel, which considered to be the largest private employer in the country today - with 6,600 employees in its development and production facilities in Haifa, Jerusalem, Kiryat Gat, Petach Tikva, Yakum and Yokneam - began operating in Israel in 1974 with five employees. In 2005, Intel, which is among Israel's leading export companies, registered an export volume of 1.2 billion$ - 14 percent of the sum total of the exports from the country's electronics and information industry
The future has been developed in Israel for 30 years
Intel Israel serves as an international development center for Intel worldwide. For more then 30 years, the development centers have been making technological breakthroughs that change the face of the computing world.
The achievements in development include the 8088 processor, which was selected to be the "brain" of the first PC, MMX™ technology, and the latest innovation - Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology. With the launching of the first cellular processor, Manitoba, the development center in Petach Tikva assumed its position at the forefront of the cellular communications group in Intel Corporation.
Following the acquisition of the Envara company in 2004, Intel heads the Wi-Max revolution for the future generations of mobile computers and telephones.
In 2005, the acquisition of the Oplus company is expanding Intel's development range into the market of entertainment equipment as well.
google israel technology or visit any of the world high-tech conventions.
I dnt have the time to pull it from the net but the last time I remember this country was one of the 23 countries that set technology standards.