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<p>The UK-Israel Tech Hub helps economic growth in both countries by partnering UK companies with the best of Israeli innovation. UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is tracking the benefits of the hub through a range of metrics including innovation partnerships signed,</p><p><?notus-xml column=219?></p><p>strategic innovation benefit delivered to major UK companies, and inward investment leads generated by engaging Israeli companies. Benefits to date include:</p><p>hundreds of introductions between UK and Israeli companies resulting in several commercial partnerships for UK companies, and many more in negotiation;</p><p>help for Israeli tech companies to expand globally in partnership with the UK, including tens of inward investment leads, and active targets for UKTI;</p><p>work with major UK corporations such as GlaxoSmithKline and Arup to develop strategic innovation partnerships in Israel; and</p><p>increased awareness, and exchanging of best practice, among policy and business leaders, for instance through the visits to Israel of Joanna Shields, CEO, Tech City UK, and the Government Chief Technology Officer, Liam Maxwell.</p><p>There is one further bilateral tech hub, which is the UK-Jordan Tech Hub. This hub was unveiled at a reception hosted by King Abdullah of Jordan on 20<Sup />October2013.</p> |