The Samuel Neaman Institute was established at the Technion on the initiative of Mr. Samuel (Sam) Neaman, who was born in Rosh Pina in 1913 to a family that was one of the founders of Rosh Pina. The vision of the institute is to promote informed national decision-making in the State of Israel through research and analysis of established information. The institute conducts policy studies and reviews in a variety of fields, and their conclusions and recommendations are used by government and economic decision makers. The Samuel Neaman Institute’s research is widely cited in reports including those of government ministries, the State Comptroller, the Knesset Research and Information Center, civil society bodies, in opinion articles, in Knesset committee decisions, in newspaper articles, on the radio, on television and on the Internet.