The Academy was invited by UNESCO to be one of the first national organizations to prepare a comprehensive report on the country’s profile as part of the organization’s country profile series on Science, Engineering, Technology and Innovation (SETI). This UNESCO program is conducted within the Global Observatory of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Instruments (GO->SPIN) initiative.

 

The aim of the report is to generate reliable, relevant information on the different fields of science, engineering, technology, and innovation in Israel, in a format that facilitates comparison with other countries using the GO SPIN model.

 

The report is an extensive, all-inclusive, policy relevant study of the overall Israeli SETI system and characteristics, including elements ranging from a description of the social, human, and environmental contextual factors to an analysis of the economic framework for innovation. UNESCO's report was published in March 2016.