There's plenty of countries working on very cool technology. Why i don't see any: Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Switzerland or USA on the list? Switzerland would make much more sense, if it's anything EU related, since at least it's a part of EFTA. And Switzerland is not currently engaged in genocide with a government run a by a guy pushing for war to stay in office.
Well, you're not. What I said is about that the mindset to develop a start-up is tied to the military, not that the innovation or funds is tied to the military.
If the military promotes a certain mindset that will promote development of start-ups, that is not something to cut investments to innovation that has nothing to do with the military.
Also, the EIB can easily evaluate what these companies are doing before deciding to invest. That is a necessary part of the process
Intertwined with military, is intertwined with military. Not sure what you're backtracking from.
I'm not backtracking. You just have a perverse interpretation of what I said and pretend that I agree with that.
It is very difficult to argue that start-ups that have absolutely nothing to do with the military found by someone 10 years out of the military is intertwined with the military, yet that is what you are doing
Buddy, Israel could be most developed country in the world - it changes nothing about the fact it is not in Europe and thus shouldn't be allocated such a massive share of European funds.
According to Neil DeGrasse Tyson there are two natural borders you can see from space. One is North Korea and South Korea (South Korea have a lot more economic activity so a lot more lights). The is Israel and its neighbours, because it's much greener from their irrigation technology compared to the surrounding countries. If this tech was so easy, they would have already adopted it!
Israel's strong start-up culture is much more tied to the role of the military, e.g. cyber units, and massive promotion from the Israeli government than a few hundred million in funding from the EU. In the grand scheme of things, a few hundred million isn't much.
And that is what Israel excels in - innovation, not buying European tech.
The companies don't necessarily create tech for the military. Moreover, the EIB of course decided which companies and for what tech they get funding.
However, Israel's start-up culture is fostered partially within the military by how it is set up. For example, some cyber units in the IDF form a very resilient path into big tech (like Nvidia) or start-ups
That are actually part of EU, provide massive benefits to other member states through shared market and don't engage into genocide. Just a slight distinction.
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u/eloyend Żubrza 🌲🦬🌳 Knieja 2d ago
I understand Norway and UK - what Israel is even doing here, though?