Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will chair a ministerial team tasked with finding new ways to beef up the supply of personnel in the high-tech sector.
The team is to include Finance and Economy Minister Moshe Kahlon, Education Minister Naftali Bennett, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption Minister Sofa Landver, and Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akunis.
According to a release from the Prime Minister’s Office, Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky will also be a member.
Two goals are on the list: developing training for workers, engineers and technicians in Israel, and providing incentives for new immigrants to work in the high-tech sector.
“High-tech is a very important engine for growth and progress in the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said.
“There are highly qualified people in Jewish communities around the world, and we must do everything necessary to bring them to Israel.”