Israel - Code 2.0 Your logo Israel High-Tech X 2 by 2025

Israel High-Tech Shortage * The shortage of skilled manpower in high technology Recommendation of interoffice team, The National Economic Council, % News coverage, Channel 2, May 24, 2015  Lacking ~10K engineers today  Estimation will be 20Ku in 5 years Link to news coverage

Several Reasons to Shortage Unutilized Talent Pool Compromise on Excellence Motivation Decreasing Lack of Teachers No Equal Chances University Bonuses Education Plan Computational Infrastructure

Several Reasons to Shortage Unutilized Talent Pool No Equal Chances University Bonuses Education Plan Computational Infrastructure

When To Act? University 5K Working since grade 1 will enable to increase the pool of students and improve the quality of their learning and preparation * Source: school year data and budget 2015, key data points, Ministry of Education, 2015 Grade 1-6 1M students Grade K Grade K Effectiveness Ability to influence 1 12 Grade High Tech Industry Our ability to influence is directly linked to how early we act

Focus on Coding - the New Alphabet AppsNetworkingCyberRoboticsBiotechGreentech

Focus on Coding - the New Alphabet Coding in the Classroom: What is Coding and Why is it so Important? “As part of the new computing curriculum, coding will be taught in primary and secondary schools across England to children between the ages of five and 15” “ Finland is set to introduce a course of study in computer programming to its comprehensive school core curriculum beginning in 2016 ” Coding soon to be part of Finnish schoolchildren’s core curriculum Coding in schools “ Software writing no less important than English ” Why Basic Coding Should Be a Mandatory Class in Junior High “Helping our kids understand how technology works at the ground level … needs to be a building block that’s added to the educational curriculum.”

Game Plan RobophysicsM&M STEM Campaign Deploy nationwide pedagogic projects to: Cover all grades – from Kindergarten to University Provide concrete and effective answers to the main core issues Phase 1 / CodingPhase 2Phase 3 …

Game Plan ProjectsGrade Unleash Excellence Restore Motivation Support Teachers Equal Chances Coding Game3 – 9 Skillz10 – 12 Robophysics7 – 12 M&M7 – 12 STEM Campaign1 – 12 Coding Game Experiential learning through game Skillz Nationwide code competition Robophysics Using robots to teach physics and math M&M Recruiting high-tech engineers as teachers assistants STEM Campaign Nationwide communication program to promote STEM All Programs are defined by MOE as very high priority for STEM Phase 1

Link to Code Monkey Introduction Coding Game Kids first exposed to coding through a fun, interactive game 2015: 67,000 children played target: 250,000 nationwide Best school wins prize re-invested with children involvement Based on Israeli startup product 2016 will be sponsored by MOE Link to Channel 2 coverage

Skillz – Developers Competition Teams build web bots that compete against each other Participation: 2015: 70 schools 2016: targeting 150 schools 2 phases: school selection and nationwide final Mentoring from +100 engineers from high tech Prizes for the winners Sponsored by MOE, Rashi Foundation and high tech (OMER) Link to SKILLZ Introduction

Israel – Code 2.0 Cooperative model: Government / Non Profit / Industry Fully aligned with Ministry of Education programs Transparent financial model – Rashi Foundation Scalable – to all regions – all population groups Based on advanced learning tools Proven pilots – it works!

Summary We are facing a severe shortage of engineers To solve this we have to join forces with the Government, Non Profit organizations and the Industry A conceptual financing agreement of 2:1:1 between Ministry Of Education, Rashi Foundation and Industry was achieved. Your donation will be quadrupled We need all to contribute (and bring their friends)

How Can You Help? We need your financial support to make this happen Friend brings friend – please help spread the word Project 2015 budget = 6M NIS Industry needs to contribute 1.5M NIS Contacts: – Omer Gamerman –

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