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UK-Israel bridge built on innovation

Bilateral trade is booming and a lot is down to the UK-Israel Tech Hub team

December 16, 2013 11:11
The UK-Israel Tech Hub team partner British and Israeli businesses

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Charlotte Oliver,

Charlotte Oliver

2 min read

In 2011, UK and Israeli political and business leaders set up the “Tech Hub” at the British Embassy in Israel.

Its purpose? To cement the economic friendship between the two nations; to introduce respective entrepreneurs in technology, life sciences, media and retail via organised delegations; and finally, to introduce Israelis to commercial opportunities in London, over Silicon Valley, a traditional port of call for Israeli entrepreneurs.

“It’s a new approach to international commercial relations,” says Naomi Krieger Carmy, director of the UK-Israel Tech Hub. “We don’t just look at what we can sell to each other, but how we can do things together.”

She believes that the UK’s global platform boosts Israel’s grasp of innovative technology — especially when it comes to the digital, clean tech and agricultural markets.