The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation, founded in 1996 by the late President of Israel, Shimon Peres, develops and implements impactful and meaningful programs with a focus on promoting a prosperous Israel, nurturing and highlighting Israeli innovation, and paving the way for shared-living between all of Israel's citizens and lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors.The Peres Center is now establishing the Israeli Innovation Center at the Peres Peace House in Jaffa. The Israeli Innovation Center will be the first and largest visitor's center of its kind.It will present the incredible story of Israel, the "innovation nation"​, will showcase the diverse fields and people behind Israeli innovation, and will welcome visitors from Israel and around the world with the aim of promoting a better future of prosperity and peace. Partners in this journey of innovation include government ministries, multinational corporations, and the start-up community.