Google Taps R&D in Israel
July 5, 2012
Eric Schmidt, speaking recently at a conference in Tel Aviv, was full of praise for Israel’s engineers, Haaretz reports in “Google Chairman Eric Schmidt: Israel is a ‘Tech Miracle’.” Google’s development centers there are the company’s most efficient, he said, and are perpetually growing. Reporter Lior Kodner writes:
“Speaking at a Tel Aviv conference called ‘Big Tent,’ Schmidt said that the quality of Israel’s engineers is very high, not least due to the country’s universities and the training acquired in the army. He also praised local salespeople as among the best in the world, saying they continue to contribute to the company’s profits.
“‘We love Israel,’ Schmidt said, drawing applause from the crowd.”
Schmidt touched on several other topics in his talk. The leader spoke about his company’s China problems, emphasizing Google’s anti-censorship stance. Regarding the role of technology in the Arab Spring, Schmidt insisted credit belongs to the people who used it, not to the tech companies. (Was anyone asserting otherwise?) In answer to whether Google will snap up a newspaper or ramp up content production, he responded that the company is satisfied with linking to other people’s work. “Producing content is difficult”, he said. So there is a realm the company won’t take on; good to know.
The Google chief also shared his views on innovation. Success lies in trying things, he believes, which means you will sometimes fail. Forget about the failures (presumably after learning from them),and move forward. Good advice.
Cynthia Murrell, July 5, 2012
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