Israel and US to Promote Tech Development for First Responders
The Israel-US Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation has announced that the Israeli Ministry of Public Security and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have signed an agreement of cooperation meant to encourage and support joint projects between Israeli companies and American companies for developing advanced technologies for First Repsonders.
The Israeli-American projects for the development of advanced technologies for first responders will receive about $12 million in funding over the next three years. The agreement brings together the Israeli Ministry of Public Security and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in their aim to better equip and prepare both countries’ national rescue forces including fire, police, and first-aid units. Each side will invest equally in the project.
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