TITLE:
Technology and Innovation in Israel: Advancing Competitive Position in a Global Environment
AUTHORS:
Yaron Katz
KEYWORDS:
Technology, Society, Innovation, Inequality, Israel
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Political Science,
Vol.8 No.4,
October
31,
2018
ABSTRACT: The
question that stands at the heart of this research is, based on the Israeli
experience: how technology is changing society? Such question is extremely
important, as countries seek to advance in their competitive position in a
global environment. The assumption made here is that competition between
countries has accelerated with the development of technology, as the
distinc-tion between developed and developing countries became apparent. That
brings up the question: what is needed to build comparative advantages and be
successful in a global world? Israel is a remarkable example of global
competition, as high-tech development has been based on the performance of the
country in the field of innovation. However, as the research demon-strates, the
contradiction in Israel’s status is evident in the supremacy of the country in
technological advancement and the weaknesses in so-cial-economic development.
This proves the dilemma countries face in ad-vancing technology: while it is
obvious that both technology and globaliza-tion have a great and positive
impact around the world, they have been nega-tive for the socio-economic gaps
and inequality. This is where the role of developing countries is apparent in
establishing a successful high-tech in-dustry and a growing global economy,
despite social disadvantages.