Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced that an Israeli-made AMOS-6 satellite will be launched in 2016 to bring the Internet to the poorest parts of the world, and a look at how Israel is solving the global water crisis.
By: Michael Ordman
ISRAEL IS INCLUSIVE AND GLOBAL
Israeli satellite to bring Africa online
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has announced that an Israeli-made AMOS-6 satellite will be launched in 2016 to bring the Internet to the poorest parts of the world. Facebook and Eutelsat will lease the satellite from Israeli global satellite services provider Spacecom.
http://www.israel21c.org/facebook-to-launch-israeli-satellite-to-bring-africa-online/
http://www.timesofisrael.com/facebook-to-launch-israeli-satellite-to-bring-internet-to-africa/
How Israel is solving the global water crisis
This must be the most comprehensive analysis of Israeli water technology ever written. It also includes reference to Seth M Segal’s new book “Let There Be Water: Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved World.”
http://www.thetower.org/article/how-israel-is-solving-the-global-water-crisis/
Hong Kong delegation visits Israel
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is leading a delegation of industry leaders and academics to Israel. They will visit political leaders, innovation and technology enterprises, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Weizmann Institute, Tel Aviv University, the Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce and the desalination plant in Sorek.
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=304325
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