During the week of May 17, 2009, news focused on a California cleantech investors mission to Israel that was deemed successful and Israeli companies trying to build a global profile for themselves. In mobile and video technology, Waze announced its technology, which offers real-time traffic reports based on user input, and Yaniv Axen of SundaySky was interviewed. For more on these stories and the rest of this week’s 12 headlines, check below. 

Cleantech

1. UN Climate Talks: Cleantech IP Battle of the Year?

2. Will the Electric Car Make the World a Better Place?

Investment

3. Israeli Companies Seek Global Profile

4. China’s 4 trillion Yuan stimulus package: Israeli opportunities

5. IVA 2009 – Business as Usual?

Information Technology and Web 2.0

6. Waze: The traffic of the crowds

 7. B.O.S. to provide large-scale wastemanagement solution

8. Yaniv Axen, Co-Founder of SundaySky

9. AcCells Named a Mobile Innovation Grand Prix Nominee

10. Innovating Video Conferencing In Israel

Miscellaneous

11. Photo: Sandstorm Strikes Israel

12. Viva Tel Aviv!