The Top 15 Vision Facing the Socio-economic Challenge

The Top 15 Vision Facing the Socio-economic Challenge May 31 st – Reut Briefing

Top 15: A Component of 21 st Century Zionism Top 15 Security, Jewish Majority Human Capital Technolog y FDI Moral High Ground Jewish Added Value

The TOP 15 Vision and Agenda The challenge: Identifying the scope of actions required to ‘leapfrog’ Israel’s quality of living into the top 15 nations Indicators Public Discourse Engines Vision Israel’s Unique Challenges and Opportunities Public Sphere Design, Management and Execution of Policy

Launching the Team: Initial Insights

Team Structure National Econ Council Exp Bank of IL Ilan Cohen, former CEO of PM Office Ministry of Finance Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Industry and Trade Top 15 Policy Team Reframing Exp David Alexander Markstone VC Itzik Devash Social Entrepreneur Exp Exp

The Team Yariv Mann Age: 34 M. A. , Public Policy, Hebrew University Analyst Team Leader Dahlia Shaham Age: 29 L. L. B. , Hebrew University Dotan Shapira - Gal Age: 33 M. A. , Sociology, Tel Aviv University Gaddy Weissman Age: 26 M. A. , Engineering and Comp. Science, MIT Merav Pick Age: 34 Msc. , Economics, Oxford University Joining in mid-June Yael Guez, research fellow Age: 26 B. A, Business, Wharton Bain and Company

Triangle of Trust Carrying Capacity Central Brain Trust Third of Norway Less than Pakistan Stability Political Resilience Tomorrow Before Today

Public Sphere Deficiencies Competitiveness is not quality of living 1 3 6 Three major Groups 7 13 15 Israel balance between sectors 16 18 21 24 public more efficient private more efficient

Combining the Size of the Public sector with its deficiency leads Israel to the bottom ranking Private Sector Efficiency Japan 1 Competitiveness 6 7 4 Japan 8 Israel 13 Taiwan 9 Taiwan 15 Israel Public Sector Size Public Sector Efficiency 19 23 Japan Taiwan 27 Taiwan 21 38 Japan 27 50+ Israel 29 Israel

Reframing the Poverty Line The Team’s 1 st Decision Support Effort

Top 15 Leap Contingent upon Human Capital Growth Quality of Living Human Capital Poverty Income -------GNP Productivity The knowledge, skills, competencies and attributes embodied in individuals Participation that facilitate the creation of personal, social and economic well-being. time

The Blindspot – A Tale of Two Families Family 1 Family 2 Education: elementary Textile Industry Age range – mid 30 s Education: higher Home Caretaker Small Business Age range – mid 30 s The Unkonwn-Unkown: Current Mindset: 2 Children in household 2 Children Poverty is based on 6, 551 ₪ disposable income only in household Universal benefits The current index can’t distinguish between a “family on the rise” and a “family in decline” Rents apartment Bnei-Brak Owns apartment Tel Aviv

Economic Resilience Index Disposable Income The Ability to Adapt and Progress Consumption Assets Economic Resilience Labor Hours / Week Capacity to Project Employability Health Pre-Post Gov intervention Employment Security Household Level Job Security