Israel National Technological Innovation Report 2018

Israel National technological innovation report | 103 Coordination of government activities Until there is a decision to set up a central body to be responsible for promoting the issue of intellectual property protection in Israel, the matter must remain the province of various government ministries. Therefore, during the first stage, it is advisable that the prime minister should act immediately to form a ministerial committee headed by the Minister of Justice. This will be a committee to prepare an operating plan and guide the various government offices in order to streamline and focus the advancement of these issues. To do so, the committee can look at reforms already instituted in other places around the world Missed opportunities: leveraging existing intellectual property assets The financial losses due to the improper handling of intellectual property do not simply end in the area of counterfeits and duplications, but also extend to the lack of sufficient leverage for intellectual property owned by the state. The State Comptroller already noted shortcomings in the work of the university technology transfer companies. The Finance Ministry’s accountant general has already warned that the State is not doing enough to promote the intellectual property found in government hospitals. An internal report by the defense establishment (the Tishler Committee) determined that the State is not doing enough to leverage the intellectual property being created within the walls of Israel Defense Authority.