Israel Advanced Technology Industries

To serve as an umbrella organization for the hi-tech, life sciences, and other advanced industries in Israel, including individuals and companies engaged in research, development, and marketing in knowledge-intensive fields (such as hardware, software, internet, telecommunications, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, medical technologies, foodtech, agritech, sustainability, and others); to research, initiate, develop, and support policies and actions that will advance the hi-tech industry and other advanced industries in Israel; to promote issues related to the hi-tech industry and other advanced industries with government authorities, including promotion of business certainty and ease of doing business, identification of industry challenges including technological education, human capital, diversity and inclusion, periphery, and social mobility; to create a supportive environment for the hi-tech and advanced industries community; to foster collaboration among organization members; to be a comprehensive source of professional and organizational knowledge for members, scientists, and other stakeholders; to disseminate information to companies, potential investors, and other interested parties and create business networking opportunities for them; to create a forum for the academic community and hi-tech and advanced industries to promote innovation and technology and showcase technological innovations; to identify and attract investors to companies for research development and infrastructure; to encourage researchers from universities, research institutes, and medical institutions to bring their products to market and develop pathways for commercializing scientific knowledge; to collect and develop information about the hi-tech and advanced industries that will be available to government bodies, media, entrepreneurs, companies, venture capital investors, investment bankers, and the general public