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With strong representation from Israeli academia and industry, the INNI is charged with setting national goals and priorities for advancing nanotechnology in Israel.
The INNI was established in 2001 as a shared initiative of Israel's Forum for National Infrastructures for Research & Development (TELEM) and Israel's Ministry of Trade and Industry, as a broad-based, professional committee to perform a detailed survey of Israel's nanotechnology activities and to design a long-range plan that fully exploits Israel's capabilities, both scientifically and commercially.
TELEM is a national committee of executive-level representatives from the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Council for Higher Education Planning and Budgeting Committee, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Directorate of Defense R&D of the Ministry of Defense, the Chief Scientist of the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and the Budget and Planning Office of the Ministry of Finance.
The resulting report, issued in September 2002, has become the guide for further developing Israel's national R&D infrastructure and ensuring Israel's continued global leadership in nanoscience and nanotechnology.
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