#Israel innovation

Education Secretary Sonny Angara and Israeli Ambassador Dana Kursh led the official launch of the new Information and Communications Technology Learning Resource Center at Jacinto Zamora Elementary School in Pandacan. Built through a direct partnership with the Embassy of Israel to mark the nation's Independence Day, the facility highlights decades of diplomatic cooperation between the two countries. During the launch, Angara pointed to Israel as an ideal model for innovation, noting its significant spending on national development. He explained that "it's very timely because Israel is known, 6 percent of its GDP in R&D, innovation, and education, something the Philippines would emulate." The Philippines is working to mirror this focus as national education spending recently reached 4% of the country's GDP for the first time. Globe's IT arm, the Information Systems Group, is hosting the 6th Globe Innovation Month. With the Innovation Month, Globe is encouraging its employees to embrace digital transformation through a series of events and workshops. To kick things off, Globe hosted the Innovation Forum 2019, gathering leaders, game changers, and employees of the company for a two-day discussion on challenges and trends that affect digital customers and the solutions they can undertake to face them. Through the forum, Globe has introduced the following activities for Innovation Month, namely Coding for Kids, Mindbrew, and DevZone. Read more in our articles including "PH, Israel open a new digital learning hub in Manila" and "Smart Home WiFi Postpaid expands to 100+ Smart Stores".