Israel Imports Too Many Visiting Experts, U. N. Expert Says

A visiting United Nations expert who thinks that “there may be too many experts running around Israel, ” today told the press here that Israel should place less stress on importing experts, and more on teaching its own people to become experts. The visitor is Hyman Bornstein, prominent American metallurgical authority, who is here under the auspices of the Technical Assistance Administration of the United Nations.

“There is no doubt that Israel has much to learn from experts,” Mr. Bornstein declared, “but from the point of view of your long range economy the country would be far better off spending its money supporting an institution like the Technion. Experts are not cheap just because an outside agency sends them.” he added. “They cost Israel a lot of money, too, yet the Technion, with its 1, 200 engineering students, is doing More to industrialize Israel and help it attain a high degree of technological efficiency than any group of foreign experts or any other agency.”

Mr. Bornstein, who is chief technical consultant to Deere & Co. in the United States, also noted that whereas labor is well and efficiently organized in Israel, there is insufficient organization of industry. “Common problems with respect to manufacture, raw materials and marketing should compel Israel industries to get together and exchange information and assistance,” he said. Mr. Bornstein is now engaged in drawing up plans for the establishment of a metallurgical laboratory, to be used for both education and research purposes. The laboratory is being sponsored by the Technion Society of Pittsburgh, at a cost of $100, 000.