Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has decided to establish a ministerial team to deal with the personnel shortage in the high-tech sector amid an awareness of the need for a great deal more qualified people.

The Prime Minister will chair the team, which will also include Finance & Economy Minister Moshe Kahlon, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, Aliyah & Immigrant Absorption Minister Sofa Landver, and Science, Technology & Space Minister Ofir Akunis. Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky will also be a member of the committee.

According to officials, the team will operate on two planes: 1) Training workers, engineers and technicians in Israel and 2) Providing incentives for new immigrants to work in the high-tech sector.

PM Netanyahu stated, “High-tech is a very important engine for growth and progress in the State of Israel. There are highly qualified people in Jewish communities around the world and we must do everything necessary to bring them to Israel.”

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)