National Spending On Research & Development Down 1.3 Percent In 2013

August 26, 2014 | According to a report by “The Marker,” the national Israeli investment in research and development slowed in 2013, when compared to 2012 by 1.3 percent. In 2013, national spending on research and development in the high tech sector totaled NIS 44.2 billion, 83 percent of which was from the business sector and the remaining amount from academic and governmental institutions. The data is important because national spending records are often consulted by foreign investors.