Benchmark Drilldown · Updated 2026-05-04
IIA (Israel Innovation Authority)
AI startup and innovation funding
- Role
- AI startup and innovation funding
- Region
- Israel
- Type
- Key body
説明を展開
Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) is the operational arm of Israel's innovation policy, established 2016 (succeeding the Office of the Chief Scientist). It manages ~NIS 2bn annual grants across all sectors, with AI / cybersecurity / digital health getting the largest shares. AI-specific functions: dispensing the National AI Program's startup-and-research budget; running the second phase (NIS 500m, 2024-2027). Assessment: IIA is the rare operational competence in Israel's AI policy stack. Compared with EDB / IMDA on the Singapore side, IIA is leaner and grant-focused rather than ecosystem-building, which limits its ability to drive deployment but maximises efficiency in research grant flow.
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Region overview
Israel Core Strategy
Israel's core AI strategy is National AI Program, with the public year marked as 2021.
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Israel Investment Scale
Israel's AI investment signal is: NIS 5.26B (~$1.48B) but only 20% spent.
Region overview
Israel Governance Model
Israel's AI governance model can be summarised as: Soft law + sector self-regulation, no horizontal legislation.
Region overview
Israel Core Strength
Israel's comparative strength versus Singapore is: Highest startup density globally, Unit 8200 talent pipeline.
Core strategy
National AI Program
NIS 5.26 billion five-year plan covering compute, talent and R&D
Core strategy
AI Policy on Regulation & Ethics
Regulatory framework relying primarily on industry self-regulation
データの説明
Curated benchmark drilldown profile, last updated 2026-05-04.