Cyber Center Established with BGU in Beer-Sheva
Cyber Center Established with BGU in Beer-Sheva
October 9, 2014
J Weekly — BGN Technologies, BGU’s technology transfer company, EMC Corporation and Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) recently announced the CyberSpark Industry Initiative, which will serve as a coordinating body for joint cyber-industry activities with government agencies, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and academia.
The initiative will promote the region as a global cyber center; encourage joint academia-industry research studies; support plans to recruit and develop human resources in the field; and create incentive plans to encourage other companies, both international and Israeli, to establish a presence in the region.
BGU is a central component of the new CyberSpark initiative, a complete ecosystem with all the components for global leadership in the cyber field. It is the only complex of its type in the world and is comprised of a government-academic-industry partnership that includes Fortune 500 companies and cyber-incubators, academic researchers and educational facilities, as well as national government and security agencies.
“BGU is a significant and active player in developing the Negev. The collaboration will strengthen the momentum of rapid development of the region,” says Netta Cohen, chief executive officer of BGN Technologies says
Seven years from now there will be 11,000 people working in the cyber and high-tech industries in Beer-Sheva.
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