ד"ר יונתן (יוני) מזרחי

תקציר מומחיות וזהות מקצועית

Dr. Yonathan Mizrachi, ICT for Development Specialist and e-Government officer for Foris Telecom

Synopsis of Professional Background, Jerusalem, Summer 2009

 Dr. Mizrachi (Harvard Ph.D. 1992 in Anthropology) is a senior advisor on national strategy development for e-Readiness (e-Governance including G2C, G2B, G2G) and Digital Divide related issues for of the Israeli Ministry of Finance, the Israeli National Committee on ICT (www.e-committee.gov.il), and the government of Haiti (during 2008). In addition, Dr. Mizrachi currently serves as the Digital inclusion and E-Government officer at Foris Telecom (www.foristel.com), an International WiMAX carrier operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Caribbean region and CIS countries.  He is also a senior e-Government Strategy, Processes & Architecture specialist at Netwise, Israel.

Dr. Mizrachi's past activities have included consulting the Israeli Defense Forces on Knowledge Management issues and serving as the CIO of the Mandel Leadership Institute in Jerusalem (www.mli.org.il). His academic work is performed under the umbrella term "Anthropology of the Information Age" and includes the study of effective Information Systems deployment strategies, Information Overload, and TRIZ Innovation in relation to IT, BPM and Knowledge Management. His academic work is combined with real-life applied Digital Strategy planning and implementation activities in the private and public sectors, including government, military, non-profit and business arenas since 1994 (see www.digitalyoni.com – Hebrew - for more information). Currently, Dr. Mizrachi is a senior research fellow at the BRM institute for Technology and Society at Tel Aviv University and a lecturer of Applied Anthropology at the Jesrael Valley Academic College, Israel. His recent applied research at the BRM institute is focused on the development of a national roadmap scheme for effective Local e-Government implementation and deployment in Israel.

Select International activities and presentations on E-government and ICT4D include:

·         ICT for Sustainable Development: The 4th World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR 2009). Organized by The World Information Technology Forum (WITFOR) and the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). The National Convention Centre, Ha Noi, Viet Nam 26 to 28 August, 2009. Invited lecture: Comments on the delicate issue of Public-Private-Partnerships in ICT: Connecting Infrastructure with Skills and Content

·         ITU Regional Human Capacity Development Forum for Africa. A regional conference and exhibition dedicated to ICT skills and training (capacity building) hosted by the Uganda Communications Commission and the International Telecommunication Union. Speke Resort Munyonyo (Lake Victoria), Kampala, Uganda, 8-10 July 2009. Invited Keynote address: Leveraging Private Public Partnerships for Broadband Digital Inclusion in Africa:  The Case of Foris Telecom

·         E-Government and Public Private Partnership for Better Public Service Delivery and Millennium Development Goals implementation. An expert Workshop organized by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) in cooperation with International Telecommunication Union (ITU) as part of the World Summit on Information Society (WSIS Forum), Geneva, Switzerland, 21-22 May 2009. Invited Lecture: Broadband Wireless Solutions for Digital Inclusion: The case of Mobile WiMAX. 

·         Participation as an expert in the ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF-09), Lisbon, Portugal, 22 April 2009

·         Participation as an expert in an ICT for Development (ICT4D)  meeting on International Connectivity Flagship Initiatives of the United Nations (UN) by the International Telecommunications Union Development Sector (ITU-D). 11 March 2009 at ITU HQ in Geneva.

·         Consultant on National e-Readiness and e-Governance to the Haiti Task Force on Information Society (HTFIS) in the Prime Minister’s office, Haiti (2008). 

·         1 Congreso de Innovación en el Gobierno Digital, Compartiendo experiencias y conocimiento, Costa Rica. September 7, 2008, Keynote lecture " e-Government Strategy and Best Practices in Israel" (to audience of high level government officials including ministers and the VP of Costa Rica).

·         The 3rd Connecting Rural Communities Forum 2008’. Lilongwe, Malawi. August 2008, Keynote lecture "Digital Inclusion and E-Government: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from Israel".

·         The African ICT Best Practices Forum, Burkina Faso, 22 April, 2008. Invited Lecture, " The Israeli ePayments System."

·         Research Institute for Social Sciences (RISS), Tampere University, Finland, May, 15. 2007. Lecture "National e-Readiness: Theory and Practice from Israel".

·         UNESCO International Conference on the ‘Digital Divide’. Tel Aviv University, February 15, 2007. Lecture "Benchmarking and Measurements of Digital Divide & E-Readiness in Israel".

·         International Design History Society conference on Design and Evolution, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. September 2, 2006. Lecture “ Don’t Predict the Future – Direct It! Comments on the intellectual history, the logical and applicative visibility, and the underlying assumptions of Directed Evolution (DE)”.

·         The World Summit on Information Societies, Tunis, 18 November, 2005. Lecture "Digital Divide and e-readiness Benchmarking and Measurements: Strategic and Methodological Lessons from Israel."

·         3rd European Conference on Information Warfare and Security. Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. 28-29 June 2000. Lecture "Using I-TRIZ for failure prediction in e-surveillance and interception intelligence systems: The case of Information Overload as a potential `weapon of the weak' in future information warfare."

·         The Value of Information in Networked Contexts: An International Conference in Collaboration with the London School of Economics, Department of Media and Communications. February 2-3, 2004, University of Haifa, Hecht Museum Auditorium.

Organization Committee Membership of International Conferences:

·         A member of the organizing committee of the European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ECIW) to be held at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, in July 2010

·         A member of the organizing committee of the 10th European Conference on e-Government to be held at the University of Limerick, Ireland, in 17-18 June 2010.

·         A member of the organizing committee of the 5th International Conference on e-Government to be held in Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 19-20 October 2009.

·         A member of the organizing committee of the 9th European Conference on e-Government held in Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London, UK, 29-30 June 2009.

·         A member of the organizing committee (ECIW (European Conference on Information Warfare: University of Plymouth in the UK on 30 June-1 July 2008.

·         A member of the organizing committee (ECIW (European Conference on Information Warfare: Defense College of Management and Technology, Shrivenham UK 2-3 July 2007.

·         A member of the organizing committee: (ECIW (European Conference on Information Warfare: Military Academy, Lisbon & the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, on the 6-7 July 2009.

For professional background in French, Portuguese and English see also the following bio link: http://www.africanictbestpractices.net/English/SpeakerBio.aspx?ID=SPK-YM

מרצה בכיר במכללה האקדמית עמק יזרעאל. אנתרופולוג יישומי. מומחה בתחומי שימוש במערכות מידע במגזר ציבורי ובנושאי חברת מידע וצמצום פערים דיגיטאליים. דוקטורט באנתרופולוגיה באוניברסיטת הארוורד, ארה"ב Harvard University  (1992). בוגר המחזור הראשון של מכון מנדל למנהיגות חינוכית. חבר סגל אקדמי במכון מנדל למנהיגות חינוכית, ירושלים. יועץ במשרד האוצר ויועץ בין לאומי בנושאי צמצום פערים דיגיטאליים (Digital Inclusion and Digital Divides), אסטרטגיה דיגיטאלית (תכנון, הובלת שינוי, בניית Road Map ומקסום ROI בהחדרת מערכות מידע, מודלים עסקיים דיגיטאליים, עומסי מידע – Information Overload, עיצוב מחדש ומקסום דיגיטאלי של מבנים ותהליכים ארגוניים) ותחום ICT4D (Information and Communication Technologies for Development).  משלב יכולות ניהוליות ואקדמיות עם ניסיון יישומי ומקצועי רחב בתחומי מערכות מידע ויעוץ אסטרטגי בתהליכי מחשוב כולל נושאי ארכיטקטורה, אפיון ועיצוב תהליכים עסקיים, ניהול ידע, הובלת שינוי במחשוב ארגוני, BPM/BPR.

למעלה מ 16 שנות ניסיון בהוראה בתחומי מדעי חברה ומערכות מידע. למעלה מ 12 שנות ניסיון בנושאי מחשוב ארגוני כולל תפקידי מנהל מערכות מידע, וייעוץ לבכירים במשרדי ממשלה (משרד האוצר, משרד החינוך), במגזר הפרטי (Netwise, Foris Telecom), במגזר השלישי (יועץ למט"ח בנושאי מידענות ותוכניות אינטרנט, עבודה מול "שיתופים" ארגון הגג של ארגוני המגזר השלישי בישראל כולל סדנת אומן בנושא אסטרטגיה דיגיטאלית למגזר השלישי בישראל ועוד), ובמערכת הביטחון (מפקדת זרוע היבשה, אמ"ן/חמ"ן, מחלקת מדעי ההתנהגות צה"ל ועוד). בנוסף להיותו מרצה בכיר במחלקה לסוציולוגיה ואנתרופולוגיה במכללה האקדמית עמק יזרעאל ומרצה מן החוץ בבית הספר למנהל עסקים באונ' חיפה, משמש כיועץ בנושאי אסטרטגיה דיגיטאלית לאומית (בוועדה הלאומית לטכנולוגיות חברת המידע, כולל ריכוז צוות כלכלת המידע בוועדה, במשרד האוצר) ועד 2007 כמנהל מערכות מידע (CIO) מכון מנדל למנהיגות חינוכית.

כיום יועץ בין לאומי בתחומי ICT4D וDigital Inclusion and e-Government Officer  בחברת Foris Telecom ומתמקד במינוף תקשורת אלחוטית רחבת פס ((WiMAX לצמצום פערים דיגיטאליים במדינות מתפתחות ומעורב בפרויקטים של צמצום פערים דיגיטאליים בהאיטי, מוזמביק, במאלווי ובקזחסטן. במדינות אלה מקיים פעילות שוטפת אל מול  ממשלות, שחקני מגזר פרטי, וארגונים בין לאומיים המובילים תוכניות צמצום פערים דיגיטאליים בחברת אינטל העולמית (תוכנית: The World Ahead Program), בחברת מיקרוסופט ב (תוכניות: Partnership for Technology Access and Unlimited Potential), בארגון AED לצמצום פערים דיגיטאליים בעולם (American Educational Academy), ובחברת SAP (תכנית: SAP University  Alliances Programme). כמו כן בקשר רציף עם גורמי e-Governance  בסוכנות האו"ם לפיתוח (UNDP). היכרות אישית ורציפה עם אחראי התוכניות לצמצום פערים דיגיטאליים בחברות ובארגונים הבין לאומיים הנ"ל.

בנוסף, ד"ר מזרחי משמש כיועץ לראש ממשלת האיטי בנושאי פערים דיגיטאליים (Digital Divide) ומחשוב ממשלתי (e-Governance), וחוקר נושאי e-Governance  כעמית מחקר במכון BRM לטכנולוגיה וחברה בבית הספר למוסמכים במנהל עסקים אוניברסיטת תל אביב (פרויקט מחקר יישומי נוכחי: ניצול החדרה של מערכות מידע ברשויות המקומיות כהזדמנות להבניה מחדש של מבנים ותהליכים ארגוניים בשלטון המקומי). בשנת 2008-9 נמצא בשנת חל"ת מהמכללה האקדמית עמק יזרעאל.

Dr. Yonathan Mizrachi                                                                       Summer  2009

Curriculum Vitae and List of Publications

I. CURRICULUM VITAE

1.   PERSONAL DETAILS

·         Name: Dr. Yonathan Mizrachi

·         Place and Date of Birth: Israel, 9-4-1961

·         Marital Status: Married to Noga Mizrachi. Three children. (Yotam: 10, Ahinoam: 15, Danielle: 19).

·         Citizenship and Identity Card Number: Israeli, 056792732

·         Permanent Home Address: 4 Hai St., Givat Ada (Moshava) 37808, Israel

·         Telephone Number: +972-4-6288511; Fax: +972-57-974316; Mobile: +972-54-660556

·         Office Address: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, The Max Stern Academic College Of Emek Yezreel,  Emek Yezreel 19300, Israel

·         Electronic Address: yoni1961@post.harvard.edu    Website: www.digitalyoni.com  (Hebrew)

2.   HIGHER EDUCATION

1989-1993 Harvard University, Ph.D. in Anthropology (granted 1993)

1988-1989 Harvard University, M.A. in Anthropology (granted 1989)

1984-1987 Tel Aviv University, B.A. in Archaeology and Geography (granted 1988)

3.   OTHER EDUCATION:

2006. Istanbul, Turkey. Participated in a one week Crossing Borders Workshop for Educators from Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Sweden, Denmark and Finland with special focus on Culture and Identity, and on the ways Media and Journalism can be used as Pedagogical tools.

2004. Tel Aviv, Israel. Process Innovation: Participated in a two days Personal Workshop with Dr.  Michael Hammer entitled: How to transform your organization’s operations: The power of process redesign and the role of leadership.

2004. Undisclosed Location. Israel. Israeli Defense Forces. Special Training on IT and Knowledge Management in the Intelligence Corp, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

1998. Detroit, Michigan, USA. Participation in the Ideation-TRIZ course on Inventive Problem Solving, Anticipatory Failure Determination, Technological Forecasting and use of the TRIZSoft family of software tools.

1992-1994. Jerusalem, Israel. School for Educational Leadership (first cohort), Mandel Leadership Institute, Jerusalem, Israel. (Final project on curricular balancing between Liberal Education and specialized training in higher education institutions). (Including a Certificate of Teaching, granted 1994)

1990. Harvard University, Cambridge MA. USA. Graduate Writing Fellows Program, Danforth Center for Teaching and Learning (D. Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Spring 1990).

1989. Harvard University, Cambridge MA. USA. Tutor Orientation Program in North House, Harvard University.

1988-1992. Harvard University, Cambridge MA. USA. Participation in a number of teaching orientations in the Danforth Center for Teaching and Learning (D. Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.

4.   ACADEMIC RANKS AND TENURE IN INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

Date                   Rank                            Name of Institution and Department

2003-2009. Senior Lecturer. Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Department of Information Systems. Emek Yezreel Academic College. www.yvc.ac.il

2007-2009. Research Fellow, The BRM Institute for Technology and Society, The Leon Recanati Graduate School of Business Administration, Tel Aviv University. (Topic: Local e-Government systems: A comparative study and benchmarking) www.tau.ac.il

2008-2009. Faculty member and student advisor, The Mandel Leadership Institute. Jerusalem, Israel. www.mli.org.il

1995-2007. Lecturer. Library and Information studies, University of Haifa.

2002-2007. Lecturer. The Graduate School of Business (MBA for Managers program and the MBA program for non-profit organizations – in the Information Systems track), University of Haifa.

2000-2005. Lecturer. The department of Industrial Engineering. Shenkar Academic College. www.shenkar.ac.il

1998-2003. Lecturer. Departments of Business Administration and Behavioral Sciences. Ruppin Academic Center. Senior Lecturer.

1997-2001  Lecturer. Department of Human Services, University of Haifa.

1995-1997. Teaching Affiliate. Department of General Education, Academic College Tel-Aviv-Yaffo.

1995-1996. Teaching Affiliate. Department of Archaeology and Near Eastern Studies, Tel Aviv University.

1994-1995. Director of an experimental Liberal Arts program for Teacher Education, Achva Regional College)

1992. Head Teaching Fellow and Laboratory Curator, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Archaeology - Discovering our past (Prof. C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, Prof. Bar Yosef) Enrollment: 150 students.

1989-1992 Teaching Assistant. Department of Anthropology, Harvard University.

5.   OFFICES IN UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION

2007-2009. Member of the committee for establishing an Academic Press for the Emek Yezreel College, Israel.

2006-8. Head of the committee on Liberal Arts education at the Emek Yezreel College (in charge on construction of the new department for Cultural Studies). Emek Yezreel College, Israel.

2007-2008. A member of the committee on Information Systems, Emek Yezreel College, Israel.

2003 - 2006. Head of the Applied Anthropology Program. Department of Sociology and Anthropology. Emek Yezreel College. Israel.

2003-2008. Member of the Executive Committee, Emek Yezreel College. Israel.

2002. Director and Academic Dean. B.A. in Business Administration for Business People Program. Ruppin Academic Center. Israel.

2001-2003. Member of the Academic Instruction Committee, The Department of Business Administration, Ruppin Academic Center.

2001-2003. Member of the Libaryr Committee. The Department of Business Administration, Ruppin Academic Center.

1997-1998. A member in Students and Curriculum committee, Dept. of Human Services, University of Haifa.

1996-1997. A member of the committee on the Future of the (Digital) Library, University of Haifa.

1994-1995. Member of the committee for planning the future of the Academic Colleges in Israel, The Unit of Strategic Planning, Ministry of Education (headed by Prof. Ami Volansky).

1994-1995. Dean of Academic affairs and the Head of the School of Education. Achva Regional and Teachers College.

1988-1991. Director of the Rujm el-Hiri Research Project, Golan Heights: 1988-1991. A joint project sponsored by Harvard University, Tel Aviv University, the Israel Exploration Society and the Israeli Antiquities Authority.

6.    TEACHING

1996-2008. Introduction to General Anthropology. During the years different versions of the course were given in the: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emek Yezreel College; the department of Behavioral Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center; the Department of Human Services, University of Haifa.

1995-2008. From Lascaux to Cyberspace: A History of Information Technology from the Origin of Human Speech to the integration of Internet with Virtual Reality. During the years different versions of the course were given in the: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Haifa; the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emek Yezreel College; the Department of Business Administration, Ruppin Academic Center; The department of Communication Studies, the College of Management, Ramat Aviv.

1999-2008. Being Digital: Social and Cultural Aspects of the Digital World. During the years different versions of the course were given in the: the Department of Business Administration, Ruppin Academic Center; Department of Library and Information Science, University of Haifa; the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emek Yezreel College.

1997-2008. A seminar on Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital. During the years different versions of the course were given in the: Department of Business Administration Ruppin Academic Center and the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Haifa. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emek Yezreel College.

2002-2007. Introduction to Information Systems for NGO managers. The Graduate School of Business (MBA for Managers program and the MBA program for non-profit organizations – in the Information Systems track), University of Haifa.

2003-2008. Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emek Yezreel College.

2006-2008. Reading Course: Introduction to the Origin of Species (1859) by Charles Darwin. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emek Yezreel College.

2003-2005. Introduction to Applied Anthropology. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emek Yezreel College.

2003-2005. Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology. Department of Behavioral Sciences, Emek Yezreel College.

2000-2005. Anthronomics: The uses of Ethnography in Industrial Design. Department of Industrial Design. Shenkar Academic College for Design. Tel Aviv.

2000-2005. Business thinking for Graphic Designers (with Mr. Ilan Kalic): Department of Graphic Design. Shenkar Academic College for Design. Tel Aviv.

1997-2001. Work 2000: The world of work at the turn of the 21st  century. Department of Human Services, University of Haifa, Toward B.A. degree.

1997-2001. Information Systems for Human Services. Department of Human Services, University of Haifa. Toward B.A. degree

1995-1998. Data, Information and Knowledge. Department of Library and Information Science, University of Haifa.

1996-1997.  Horizons in Ancient History - A Panoramic view of Ancient Civilizations. The Academic College, Tel-Aviv-Yaffo.

1995-1997. From Evolutionary Biology to Social Theory: Theories of Human Nature. The Academic College, Tel-Aviv-Yaffo.

1995-1996. Anthropological Archaeology. Department of Archaeology and Near Eastern Civilizations, Tel Aviv University.

1995-1996.  Introduction to Method and Theory in Archaeology. Department of Archaeology and Near Eastern Civilizations, Tel Aviv University.

1995-1997. Introduction to Anthropology. Department of Behavioral Science, Ben-Gurion University (Eilat College Extension).

1995. The Human Adventure: A story of the Humanity from the early Hominids to present. Liberal-General Education program at Achva Regional Collage. Toward B. Ed. degree.

1989-1991. Teaching Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Archaeology -Discovering our past (Prof. C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, Prof. Bar Yosef, and Dr. R. Purssel)

1989. Teaching Assistant, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. Advanced graduate seminar on Near Eastern Archaeology (Prof. C. C. Lamberg-Karlovsky)

1988- 1990. Teaching Fellow, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University. The Human Adventure (Prof. I. De Vore)

7.    AREAS OF RESEARCH AND PROFESSINAL INTEREST

1.      In Anthropology combined with Information Systems: (Since the mid 1990’s to present) combination of applied research, consulting and implementation activities under the umbrella term: Anthropology of the Information Age including ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) for Development (ICT4), Business Processes Redesign (BPR), Information Overload, Knowledge management, Digital Divide measurement and Digital Inclusion projects, e-Governance and National e-Readiness related activities. Also research and consulting in the area of TRIZ innovation with special emphasis on Directed Evolution.

2.      In Education and Higher Learning (from  1994 to present): Balancing Liberal/General education with Subject Specialization in higher learning with special emphasis on College education in Israel.

3.      In Archaeology (during the late 1980’s up to the early 1990’s): Megalithic monuments in the Southern Levant with special emphasis on Third Millennium BC. Also special focus on theoretical and epistemological issues related to inter-disciplinary efforts in studied the past utilizing Archaeobotany, Archaeoastronomy and Geoarchaeology.

8.    SCHOLARLY AND PROFESSIONAL/BUSINESS CONSULTING POSITIONS

2003-2009. Senior advisor to the Israeli National Committee on "The making of Information Society in Israel" on issues related to bridging the digital divide, open source technologies, e-government and e-education. During 2007 coordinator of the sub-committee on Information Economy. During 2009 preparing the e-Governance vision and program (Integrated Israel 2015) of the Israeli eGovernment program. The Israeli Ministry of Finance (www.maorg.gov.il).

2008-2009. Consultant on ICT4D (Information and Communication Technology for Development), Digital Inclusion (Bridging Digital Divides) and PPP (Public-Private Partnerships)  on matters related to ICT  to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, The Government of Haiti.

2008-2009. Consultant on Digital Inclusion and E-Government matters. Foris Telecom (International Telecommunications WiMax company active in Emerging Markets in Africa, Asia and Americas and the Caribbean). Responsible for formulation and implementation of the Digital Inclusion Strategy of the company. Responsible for promoting Government Assisted PC Purchase Plans and Private-Public Partnerships in target markets with special focus on Mozambique (Africa) and Kazakhstan (Western Asia).

2000-2009. Board Member: The National Training center for Science and Technology teachers of the Israeli Ministry of Education, Shlomi, Israel.

2003. Consultant on Knowledge Management and e-Learning materials, the Center for Military Intelligence, Israeli Defense Forces.

2002-2003. Referee and consultant for the Center of Educational Technology (MATACH) on issues related to curriculum development of programs on information science and on remote education based on web and web-conferencing technologies.

2002-2003. Supervision on information and knowledge management related issues in the Intelligence Services, Israeli Defense Forces.

2002. Multi-year applied research project in the Israeli Intelligence Services on Information overload and BPR.

1998-2001. Director of a multi-year research project for the Department of Defense, Government of Israel on issues related to the relations between business processes and simulation of battle reality in information systems.

1977. Consultant for the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) on the relations between command and control information systems and organizational issues.

1997. Referee and consultant for the Center of Educational Technology (MATACH) on development of a curriculum for high-school children’s information skills (“Memida Leieda” program).

1996-1997. Consultant on Higher Education planning, Ministry of Education, Jerusalem, Israel.

1999-2001. Business Development and Product Design in Hi Tech startup Invoke Solutions (www.invoke.com).

1996-2005. Development and instruction of workshops and seminars on a range of information and IT related issues in education (future learning environments, integration of IT in educational settings, information theory and its relations with curriculum development etc.).

9.   SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, RESEARCH GRANTS, ETC.

2007-2009 Research Fellow Grant. The BRM Institute for Technology and Society, the Graduate School of Business Administration, Tel Aviv University.

1997 Distinction in Teaching Award. University of Haifa.

1995 Distinction in Teaching Award. University of Haifa.

1992 Mellon Foundation Fellowship, Harvard University.

1992 Departmental nomination (Anthropology) as a candidate for a Junior Fellowship in the Harvard Society of Fellows.

1991 Sponsorship for the Rujm el-Hiri Project by the Israeli Antiquities Authority.

1991 Graduate Student Council Conference Grant, Harvard University.

1991 A National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant.

1990 Sponsorship for the Rujm el-Hiri Research Project by private benefactors (Mr. B. Heafitz, New York, and Dr. B. Yudowitz, Boston).

1990 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Distinction in Teaching Award, The Danforth Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University.

1989 Winner of the 1989 Summer Research Grant for Field Projects, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University.

1988-91 Summer Research Grant for Field Projects, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University.

1988-91 Sponsorship for the Rujm el-Hiri Research Project by the Peabody Museum, Harvard University.

1987 Study Award from The Center of Research and Exploration of the Land of Israel, Tel Aviv University.

1987 The United States - Israel Educational Foundation Mutual Educational Exchange Grant: The Fulbright-Hays Grant.

1986 The Faculty of Humanities Study Award, Tel Aviv University.

10.   SOCIAL AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES

1995-Present. Volunteer and Political activist in local and national organizations in areas of environmental protection and clean politics (The Green Movement, Adam Teva Vadin, the Movement for the Quality of Government). www.mqg.org.il; www.adamteva.org.il

2008-2009. Member of the professional consulting committee to the Yeruka Movement-Meimad. www.yeruka.org.il

2000-Present. On-going participation in seminars and meetings of Educators from Jordan, Palestine and Israel together with educators from Finland, Sweden and Denmark under the hospice of “Crossing Borders” organization. Also a member of the Israeli Management of the local branch of the Crossing Borders organization. www.crossingborder.org

1995-1997. Chairman, Association of Graduates of the School for Educational Leadership, Jerusalem.

1995. Consulting and participation in preparation of the Rogem Hiri exhibit at the Qazrin Museum of Archaeology.

1986-7. Volunteered academic assistance to Ethiopian Jews studying at Tel Aviv University.

11.   MEMBERSHIP IN ORGANIZATIONS

2008-2009. A member of the Managing Committee of the Israeli Anthropological Association.

1997-2003. Member of ILA: The Israeli Association for Information technology

1990. Member of the Technology Fellow Program, Harvard University.

1990. Member of the Society of American Archaeology.

1989. Member of the Writing Fellow Program, Danforth Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University.

1988. Member of the United States - Israel Mutual Educational Exchange Program.

12.     CONFERENCES OGRANIZATION AND INITIATIONS

A member of the organizing committee of the European Conference on Information Warfare and Security (ECIW) to be held at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece, in July 2010

A member of the organizing committee of the 10th European Conference on e-Government to be held at the University of Limerick, Ireland, in 17-18 June 2010.

A member of the organizing committee of the  5th International Conference on e-Government to be held in Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 19-20 October 2009

A member of the organizing committee of the 9th European Conference on e-Government held in Westminster Business School, University of Westminster, London, UK, 29-30 June 2009

A member of the organizing committee: (ECIW (European Conference on Information Warfare: Military Academy, Lisbon & the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, on the 6-7 July 2009.

Member of the organizing committee of the 37th Annual conference of the Israeli Anthropological Society: Anthropology of the Family, Kinship and Relationships. Kinneret Academic College, Jordan Valley, Israel. April 20, 2009. Also, chairman and commentator in a session dedicated to the Social Dimensions of the Internet.

A member of the organizing committee (ECIW (European Conference on Information Warfare: University of Plymouth in the UK on 30 June-1 July 2008

A member of the organizing committee(ECIW (European Conference on Information Warfare: Defense College of Management and Technology, Shrivenham UK 2-3 July 2007.

2005. Organizer and initiator with Dr. Malka Shabtai, the 1st Conference on Applied Anthropology in Israel. The Jesrael Valley Academic College, Israel.

2005. Chair and organizer of a session on Internet and Culture. Technology and Culture – Anthropological Perspectives: The Annual conference of the Israeli Anthropological Society, Ben Gurion Institute, Sede Boker. Israel

2003. Chair and organizer of a special session on Information overload. INFO 2004 Conference, Hilton Tel Aviv, Israel

II. LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

13.   Research Presented in International Scholarly Conferences

14.   Research Presented in Israeli Scholarly Conferences

15.   COMMISSIONED WORKSHOPS, PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL EXPERT MEETINGS IN ACADEMIC AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

2009. Participation as an expert in the ITU World Telecommunication Policy Forum (WTPF-09), Lisbon, Portugal, 22 April 2009

2009. (March 11^th) Invitation to participate as an expert in an ICT for Development meeting/workshop on International Connectivity Flagship Initiatives of the United Nations (UN) by the International Telecommunications Union Development Sector (ITU-D). 11 March 2009 at ITU HQ in Geneva.

2008. (July 22-29^th) Commissioned Professional workshop on Knowledge Management and Introduction to Information Systems to the management and staff of the Israeli National Archives. Commissioned from me by the office of the Prime Minister, Jerusalem, Israel.

2008. (June 26^th) Commissioned Professional workshop on Digital environments, Social networks and Digital Communities to Senior Management in the Jewish Agency. Commissioned from me by the Jewish Agency.

2008. (June 18th). Commissioned Professional workshop (Sadnat Oman) on Digital Strategy for NGO sector players. Commissioned by the Shitufim and given at the Founding Conference of Shitufim under the hospice of the PM Mr. Ehud Olmer and the chairman of the Quartet Mr. Tony Blair. http://www.sheatufim.org.il/sheatufim_conference.aspx

2007. Research Institute for Social Sciences (RISS), Tampere University, Finland, May, 15, 2007. National e-Readiness: Theory and Practice from Israel (Invited lecture).

2005. (April 14th).  Commissioned Lecture on: ICT as a way to redesign structures, processes and culture in Military settings. IDF headquarters, ICT corps (Anaf Tikshuv), Tel Aviv.

2005. (March 31th) Commissioned Professional workshop (Sadnat Oman) on the History of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). Commissioned by ILA – The Israeli Information Technology Association

2002. Virtual Reality in History. Department of Library and Information Science. University of Haifa. Israel.

1997. Information Science to Librarians. The National Center for Librarian Trainings. Tel Aviv.

1997. Characteristics of the Information Economy towards the end of the Second Millennium. The Israeli Association of Engineers, Dan Panorama Hotel, Haifa.

1997. “Graphic Design in the Digital Age”, A lecture presented at the 1997 Annual Conference of the Association of Graphic Designers, Ganei Hatarucha, Tel Aviv. Israel.

1997. A workshop for CIO’s on information in the age of digital economy. The Israeli Center for Management, Hilton, Tel-Aviv. Israel.

1997. “Internet and other information networks as business tools”. A lecture given to the Israeli Chamber of Commerce, Ramada Hotel, Tel Aviv. Israel.

1996. “Information economy, information technology and organizational re-alignments”. A lecture given at a conference on New Technologies in Telephony. The Bezeq Exhibit Center, Tel Aviv.

1996. “Art in the Digital Age”. Vital College for the Arts, Tel Aviv.

1996. “From Lascaux (France) to Cyberspace”. A lecture presented to the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Haifa.

1995. “The Academic College Revolution as an Opportunity for a Curricular Alternative in the Israeli Higher Education System”. Invited lecture by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation, Jerusalem, Israel.

1993. “The Rujm el-Hiri Research Project”. A lecture presented at the Department of Archaeology and Near Eastern Civilizations, Tel Aviv University.

1993. “Reconstruction of social environments in a proto-historical dimension”. A lecture presented at the Department of Geography, Tel Aviv University.

1993. “Post-Modern approaches in Archaeology”. A joint lecture presented with Prof. Juval Portugali at the Department of Archaeology and Near Eastern Civilizations, Tel Aviv University

1990. “1988-1990 exploration efforts at Rujm el-Hiri”. A lecture presented to the Anthropology Department, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA..

1989. “The Stone Heap of the Wild Cat”. A lecture presented to the Anthropology Department, Peabody Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA..

1989. “The Rujm el-Hiri Research Project”. A lecture presented to the International Board of the Center for Maritime Studies - Haifa University. Given at Cambridge, MA.

1996. A workshop given to the teaching faculty of the Shlomi Center for the advancement of Science and Technology Education, The Israeli Ministry of Education, Shlomi. Invited Workshop.

1996. “Gilgal Rephaim”. A lecture presented at the Academic College Tel-Aviv - Yaffo.

1995. “Third Millennium Golan Archaeology”. A lecture presented at the Department of Archaeology, University of Haifa.

16.   PhD. DISSERTATION

"Rujm el-Hiri: Toward an understanding of a Bronze Age Megalithic Monument in the Levant". Department of Anthropology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. June, 1992. 350 pages including color plates and charts. Published in English.   

Dissertation Advisors:  Prof. C.C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, Department of Anthropology, Peabody Museum, Harvard University; Prof. O. Bar Yosef, Department of Anthropology, Peabody Museum,  Harvard University; Prof. L. E. Stager, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.

17.   ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS

Mizrachi, Yonathan. (2008). Applying the anthropological perspective in Information Technology deployment and implementation efforts: the case of Business Processes Redesign (BPR) in the Israeli Defense Forces. Practicing Anthropology (the official publication of the Society for Applied Anthropology. P.A.) Vol. 30. No. 1 2008

Mizrachi, Yonathan. 1998. The Knowledge Smiths: Librarianship as Craftship of Knowledge". New Library World, Vol 99 No. 1143, pp: 176-184.

Aveni Anthony and Yonathan Mizrachi. 1998.  “The Geometry and the Astronomy of Rujm el-Hiri, a Megalithic site in the Southern Levant”. Journal of Field Archaeology 25(4)

Mizrachi, Yonathan. (1998). Hossein Bidgoli. 1997.  Modern Information Systems for Managers. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. A Book Review for the Journal of the American Society for Information Science (JASIS), VOLUME 49, NUMBER 6, pp: 571-572.

Mizrachi Yonathan, Mattanyah Zohar, Moshe Kochavi, Vincent Murphy, and Simcha Lev-Yadun. (1996).  “Report of the 1988-1991 Exploration Efforts at Rogem Hiri, Golan Heights”. Israel Exploration Journal. Vol. 46 (3-4), 167-195.

Lev-Yadun Simcha, Yonathan Mizrachi and Moshe Kochavi. (1996). “Lichenometric Studies of Cultural Formation Processes at Rogem Hiri, Golan Heights”. Israel Exploration Journal. Vol. 46 (3-4), 196-207.

Mizrachi, Yonathan. (1992). “Bronze Age Circles on the Golan Heights”. National Geographic. December, Vol. 182, Number 6. In section Geographica (no page numbers).

Mizrachi, Yonathan. (1992). “Mystery Circles on the Golan”. Biblical Archaeology Review. July/August, Vol. 18, No. 4, 46-57.

18.   ARTICLES IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS

Mizrachi, Yonathan 1999. Speeding up R&D using iTRIZ. Status 86: 19-27.

Mizrachi, Yonathan 1998. Comments on the changing roles of librarians in the Information Age. In the Libraries, ‎March‎ ‎98: 8-11.

Mizrachi, Yonathan 1998. Defining information needs: A managerial perspective. Status 79: 44-47.

Mizrachi, Yonathan 1997. Information Overload: The Black Death of the Information Age. Status 77: 8-10.

Mizrachi, Yonathan 1997. Virtual Journey: The new journeys of Cyberspace”. Internet Now 21: 16-18.

Mizrachi, Yonathan 1996. Working with Information providers: A practical guidelines for action. Invited introduction to the Directory of Information services for the Israeli Exporter. Tel-Aviv: The Israeli Export Institute. Invited entry.

Mizrachi, Yonathan 1994. A History of the Liberal college and of the German University in North America. Maof and Ma’ase 1: 11-26.

19.   CHPTERS IN BOOKS

Mizrachi, Yonathan. (1996). “Rujm el-Hiri”. The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East. New York: Oxford University Press. Invited Entry.

Mizrachi Yonathan and Mattanyah Zohar. )1993). “Rogem Hiri (Rujm el-Hiri)”. The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holly Land, Jerusalem: The Israel Exploration Society and Carta Publishers Inc. Invited Entry.

20.   CURRICULUM DEVELOPEMENT

1994-1995. Development and Directorship of an Experimental Teacher Education Program Focusing on Liberal Arts, Achva Regional College.

1992-1994. Generic Curriculum for General Education and Critical Thinking Skills. The Mandel Leadership Institute.

21.   SOFTWARE DEVELOPEMENT

2008. Overall responsibility for high level design, coordination of graphic design and software development for a multi-language content management system for a Mobile WiMAX carrier Foris Telecom operating in Sub-Sahara Africa, the Caribbean area, and CIS countries.

2007. High level design of Intranet System for the Mandel Leadership Institute

2007. High level design of the EMS (Entity Management System) for the Mandel Leadership Institute: A generic academic administration system.

1999-2000. High level design of a One to Many interaction system for e-Learning and Web Conferencing. Net-On-Course (now Invoke Solutions – www.invokesolutions.com)

1996-1997. Consultant. Responsible for integration of Information Technology into curriculum development. The School for Educational Leadership, Jerusalem.

1996-1997. Responsibility for coordination of design and construction efforts of an Internet presence for the Mandel Institute, The Jerusalem Fellows programs, The School for Educational Leadership and the Center for Advanced professional Education in cooperation with Eltan (a subsidiary of Elbit, Matam, Haifa) and Bashan Systems.

1996-1997. Responsibility for coordination of design and construction efforts of an information system for curriculum planning, recruitment, placement and administrative services for the Mandel Institute, The Jerusalem Fellows programs, The School for Educational Leadership and the Center for Advanced professional Education in cooperation with Bashan Systems software house.

22.   ARTICLES IN CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

2006. Mizrachi, Yonathna and Noa Bar. Digital Divides in Israel: Definitions, Assumptions and Realizations. In: Research in the Valley, Vol. A Pages 181-195.

2004. Mizrachi, Yonathan. "Using I-TRIZ for failure prediction in e-surveillance and interception intelligence systems: The case of Information Overload as a potential `weapon of the weak' in future information warfare." Published in The Proceedings of The 3rd European Conference on Information Warfare and Security. Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. 28/29 June 2004. Edited by Andy Jones, University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK.  Published By Academic Conferences International ISBN 0-9547096-2-4. see also: http://www.academic-conferences.org/eciw2004/2m-eciw2004-home.htm

1993. Mizrachi, Yonathan. “Comments on Interdisciplinary aspects of Archaeology”, In: Biblical Archaeology Today - 1990: Proceedings of the second International Congress on Biblical Archaeology, Jerusalem June 1990. Jerusalem. Israel Exploration Society and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities. Invited Entry.

23.   PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, POLICY AND POSITION PAPERS, AND OTHER REPORTS

2009. Mizrahi Yonathan and Irit Hatzranov. Integrated Israel 2015: A roadmap for Digital Government in Israel. Submitted to the General Manager of the Israeli Ministry of Finance and to the Executive Workgroup on Digital Government in Israel.

2008. Mizrachi Yonathan. Using the introduction of Information Systems in Local Government in Israel as an opportunity to restructure and realign organizational structures, processes and culture in local municipalities. Position paper written under the supervision of Prof. Shlomoh Hasson at the BRM Institute of Technology and Society, Tel Aviv University.

2007. Mizrahi Yonathan and Irit Hatzranov. Edited and participated in writing of “E-Israel 2007”: the concluding recommendations report of the Israeli National Committee on e-Readiness. (www.maor.gov.il)

2007. Mizrachi Yonathan, Irit Hatzranov and Gila Zika. Recommendations for a Digital Inclusion Strategy for the Lehava Program. Commissioned by the Israeli Minister of Finance.

2005. Mizrachi, Yonathan, Noa Bar, Irit Katsermov, Nachman Oron (editors). 2005. e-Readiness and Digital Divide survey, Israel 2005. Ministry of Finance: Jerusalem Israel  (www.maor.gov.il)

2002-2009. Mizrachi, Yonathan and others. Writing of numerus short policy and working papers on issues related to e-Government in Israel, G2B and G2C issues including proposals for cooperation between the Public Sector and the Business Sector (worked with the Israeli Chamber of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance).

1994. Mizrachi, Yonathan (editor) 1994. Issues in Access to Higher Education in Israel. Jerusalem: School for Educational Leadership.

1994. Mizrachi, Yonathan 1994. A History of the tension between Liberal-General Education and Disciplinary-Concentration oriented education: An examination of the possibilities for a balanced curriculum in academic colleges in Israel. Jerusalem: School for Educational Leadership.

1990. Murphy, Vincent with Yonathan Mizrachi. (1990). Report of Archaeogeophysical Survey Program, Rujm el-Hiri, Golan Heights, Israel, The Archaeological Foundation Limited, Westboro, MA.: Weston Geophysical Corporation.

24.   PARTICIPATION AND CONSULTATION IN TV DOCUMENTARIES

2008. Participation and consulting as a scientific expert on evolutionary thinking in a documentary production entitled: The Scenario (Mr. Yaron London hosting an 8 chapter documentary on catastrophic scenarios including: biological warfare, earthquakes, and political upheavals).

2007. Participation and consulting in a documentary production entitled: The Naked Archaeologist on Archaeoastronomy and Megalithic structures in the Levant. (a Canadian Public Broadcasting production).

2004. Participation and consulting in a documentary production entitled: Footsteps of Goliath (Biblical Archaeology and history). (An international production by Eye2Eye Media – PTV Productions, Netherlands for ARTA Europe)

25.    ADVISORY WORK WITH ADVNACED B.A. STUDENTS FOR THESIS

2006. Asaf Vardi. Deployment of a new ERP system in Kibbutz Yagur as an opportunity for Business Processes Reengineering.

2005. Livnat Cohen-Nisan. Information Overload: Learning strategies to deal with information overload from adults with ADD.

26.   EVALUATIONS OF PHD DISSERTATIONS

2007. Merav-Katz-Kimchi. The Rise of the Internet in America: Myths, Metaphors and Discourse (1990-2000). The Graduate Program for Science, Technology and Society. A Ph.D. Thesis Submitted to the Senat of Bar Ilan University, Israel.

2007. Shemesh, Mohse. Characterization of the Preferred Personalization Model for Digital Library Serving Nursing School Students. A Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the Department of Information Science and to the Senate of Bar Ilan University, Israel.

2006. Rabinovich, Rachel.  Libraries in a Multicultural Society: Public Libraries’ Services to Ethiopian Israelis and to Russian Israelis. A Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the Department of Information Science and to the Senate of Bar Ilan University, Israel.

27.   ARTICLES, BOOKS OR OTHER WORKS ALREADY ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION

·         Mizrachi, Yonathan. Title: Don’t Predict the Future – Direct It! Comments on the intellectual history, the logical and applicative visibility, and the underlying assumptions of Directed Evolution (DE) (Accepted for publication in World Futures: Journal of General Evolution).

·         Yonathan Mizrachi. General-Lieberal Education vs. Specialized-Granting-oriented Education: Comments of two generic models in Higher Education. (Accepted for publication in From Vision to Practice, The Mandel Institute and Keter Publishers, Israel).

·         Yonathan Mizrachi. Introduction and Scientific Editorial to the Hebrew translation of Susan Blackmore’s, 1999. The Meme Machine (with forward by Richard Dawkins). New York: Oxford University Press. (Accepted for publication in Zmora Bitan Publishers and the Academic Press of the Jesrael Valley Academic College.

·         Mizrachi, Yonathan. (Accepted for publication pending on corrections and additions based on refereed comments and suggestions).  “Alternative conceptualizations of the relations among Data, Information, Knowledge”. Under review for the Journal of the American Society for Information Science.

28.    ARTICLES, BOOKS OR OTHER WORKS SUBMITTED OR IN THE PROCESS OF PUBLICATION

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