Tel Aviv, July 13 -- Israel's Innovation Authority, Ministry of Economy and Industry, and Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security published a new call for proposals in which grants totaling up to 44 million Shekels (USD 13 million) will be awarded for the development, opening, and accessibility of high-quality databases and development in artificial intelligence for use by researchers, technology companies, and industrial entities operating in Israel.

The Ministries said this investment was created from the understanding that high-quality, accessible, sorted and updated data is a critical infrastructure for promoting innovative developments, developing advanced algorithms, predicting industrial processes, accelerating scientific resear...