A global leader in hi-tech, and one of the pioneers of unmanned aircraft, cyber security, medical imaging and drip irrigation, Israel is a country where start-ups and innovation flourish. Numerous multinationals, from Intel and IBM to Microsoft, HP, Nvidia, Cisco, Alphabet and Johnson & Johnson, have acquired Israeli companies and opened R&D centers in Israel.

Is Israel’s dynamism linked to the specific characteristics of this singular country: young, poor in natural resources and with a fragile geographical situation? What useful lessons can other countries and their companies draw from the Israeli experience?

The « innovation technology shield » model, which was originally designed to protect the country, has since become the source of the transfer of many innovations to the civilian sector. But it also reflects a state of mind in which resilience, adaptation, multiculturalism, risk-taking and partnership development are key principles.

With its wealth of company examples and personal accounts, this book will be of interest to budding entrepreneurs, managers and investors alike.