{"id":1631,"date":"2023-05-14T09:43:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T09:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/?post_type=kol_kore&p=1631"},"modified":"2023-05-24T08:33:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T08:33:04","slug":"incentive-program-for-rd-of-assistive-technologies-for-people-with-disabilities-call-for-proposals","status":"publish","type":"kol_kore","link":"https:\/\/innovationisrael.org.il\/en\/kol_kore\/incentive-program-for-rd-of-assistive-technologies-for-people-with-disabilities-call-for-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Incentive Program for R&D of Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities – Call for Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Participating Agencies<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Israel’s National Insurance Institute’s Fundsd<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n

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Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Assistive technologies for people with disabilities have the potential to dramatically improve their quality of life and enhance their ability to lead a healthy, independent and dignified lifestyle, while taking part and contributing to all spheres of society: work, education and leisure. 
This incentive program encourages and supports R&D of technological solutions for people with disabilities in order to improve their ability to integrate into society and the labor market. 
This program is managed in collaboration between the Israel Innovation Authority and the National Insurance Social Funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The National Insurance Social Funds<\/strong> are governmental funds designed to reduce social gaps and foster, empower and improve the quality of life of populations at risk. The Innovation Authority<\/strong> is responsible for developing, strengthening and leading Israeli innovation to drive economic prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Relevant Technologies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Description<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For the purpose of this incentive program, \u201ctechnological solutions\u201d can mean any of the following: a new product, improvement of an existing product, or the addition of different technologies to existing products.
For the purposes of this program, people with disabilities include those who have physical, mental, brain or cognitive disabilities, permanent or temporary, which limit functioning in a significant way in one or several major spheres of life, and which as a group represent up to 5% of the population in Israel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Projects will be selected according to the following criterias:<\/p>\n\n\n\n