The broadcast system, produced by the
Jerusalem-based company Servision, uses an
ultramodern $2,500 camera installed on a special
post on the scooter. When ZAKA volunteers arrive
at a scene, they use the camera to transmit
pictures via their cellphones to a computer in
the hospital's trauma unit. Medical teams see
accident victims on the screen long before they
arrive. The pilot project will determine the
feasibility of installing these units on other
ZAKA vehicles in the future.
Israeli-developed helmet developed to protect American airforce
The Israeli-company Elbit's new helmet is set to
be included in the development of the latest
fighter jet, the F-35, reports Ma'ariv. Developed
by the US Army and NATO, the new F-35 is expected
to play a major role in American and global
military operations. The new helmet is an
advanced model of a design originally developed
for Israel's Lavi planes from the 1980s. On the
visor of the helmet it will be possible to
display all the flight and system data. Thus the
pilot will be able to continue to look straight
at a target or enemy instead of being diverted at
any of the various screens. The helmet's
technology allows the combat pilot to aim
anywhere he directs his view.
"Israel has a stock of human capital that will
keep supporting its comparative advantage."
In a report released by Morgan Stanley's, Serhan
Cevik, Vice President for Middle East and North
Africa, Israel's economy received a glowing
review. Cevik states in the report that: "With
such an extraordinary link to the global
investment cycle, Israel has benefited from
strong growth all around the world in the last
couple of years . . . (and) growth dynamics
have become more balanced and therefore resilient
to cyclical changes in the global economy" and
that "our optimism . . . will not disappear just
because of market jitters." Cevik remarks that,
"the composition of human capital and economic
sectors is a major source of productivity
growth." According to the Morgan Stanley report,
one of the major factors in Israel's economic
outlook is the structural changes within the
economy: "The economy's shift to higher
value-added technology-intensive sectors" results
in "the positive feedback loop - from
technological orientation of human capital and
economic activity to total factor productivity
and income growth - enhances the economy's growth
potential."
ZAKA the orthodox rescue and identification
organization fitted five motor scooters with
devices that transmit pictures of accident scenes
and information about victims to Hadassah Medical
Center-Ein Kerem. The real-time service allows
medical teams to prepare for patients being sent
to the emergency room, and to immediately advise
staff in the field.