The regional development team has uploaded a term defining an economic cluster. An economic cluster is a dense network of companies and institutions in a certain geographic sphere. An economic cluster that is based on the region’s unique assets is an appropriate structure through which regional leapfrogging can be promoted.
Posts Tagged ‘Regional Development’
An economic cluster and regional leapfrogging
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Development, Regional Leapfrogging, socio-economic leapfrogging, unique assets on January 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Capital Grants have failed to bring the periphery to the center
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged capital grants, Capital Investment Encouragement Law, periphery, Regional Development on December 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Bank of Israel recently published research which examines the impact of capital grants and tax benefits resulting from the Capital Investment Encouragement Law on economic activity in the periphery.
A Study Visit to the Negev
Posted in Home Front, Methodology & Theory, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged community resilience, mitzna, partnership 2000, Regional Development, yerucham on December 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Last week the Reut Institute held a study visit in the south of Israel, which focused on David Ben Gurion’s vision of the Negev and the Bible.
Regionalism (12): A Train in the North – What Aim Does it Serve?
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged accessibility, Regional Development, regional leapfrog, transportation on December 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A recent article in Ha’aretz reviewed the debate regarding building a train railway in the North: On the one hand, the Prime Minister, Minister of Transportation and Minister for the Development of the Galilee and Negev support building a fast train that will connect Carmiel – a major city in the Galilee – (and later [...]
Regionalism (11): Expanding the Definition of ‘Accessibility’
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged infrastructure, ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Development, regional leapfrog on December 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Writing in TheMarker, Nehemia Shtresler brings evidence suggesting low demand for rail services between Beer Sheva and Dimona suggesting that one possible explanation is due to the train station stops being located outside Dimona’s city center thus making it less appealing in comparison to the bus alternative. The discourse concentrating on transportation efficiency is a [...]
Regionalism (10): Distance to the Global Market is an Important Factor in Regional Development
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Development, unique & global development policy on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The idea of establishing an international airport in Israel’s periphery has been in the public spotlight for years. Recently, Israel’s Transportation Minister, Israel Katz, called for expediting the construction of an international airport in the south of the country. He also stressed the importance of road and railway systems to support the new aerial infrastructure. [...]
Regionalism (9): The Regional ‘Lab’ in Bet-Shemesh and Mate Yehuda prepares for Phase II
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged cluster, ISRAEL 15 Vision, Quality of Life, Regional Development, regional leapfrog on November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Preparation meetings have recently begun in the lead up to the Bet-Shemesh and Mate Yehuda lab’s ‘Regional Table’ gathering. The aim of these meetings is to clarify the Regional Table’s function in the transition period between the first phase of identifying the region’s unique assets and their transformation into a regional narrative into the second [...]
Insights and Findings from the EU and OECD Study Visit
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Development, Regional Policy on November 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Reut team recently came back from a study visit to the EU and the OECD, which concluded a process of two years of research on regional development. Here are some important insights and findings relevant to the Israeli context.
Regionalism (8): Entrepreneurs Meet in Akko and Mate Asher – A Platform for Regional Leapfrogging
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Development, socio-economic leapfrogging on November 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, Reut’s Regional Development team participated in a meeting of entrepreneurs in Akko, the third among a series. The meetings’ goal is to design a narrative based on the region’s unique characteristics, and to leverage them into a globally competitive economic activity.
Regionalism (7): The Galilee Conference 2009 – Opportunity for Global Competitive Clusters in the North
Posted in ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Leapfrogging, tagged ISRAEL 15 Vision, Regional Development, unique & global development policy on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While the 2009 Galilee Conference primarily focused on economically developing the periphery, Reut believes that Israel should focus on utilizing the unique assets of many of its different regions.
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