The first India-Israel Hackathon, organised on the theme Restorative Healthcare, has drawn a huge response from young innovators from both countries seeking to develop technology-driven solutions to challenges in healthcare and rehabilitation. The Hackathon brought 1300 students and individuals from both countries to address the 14 problem statements.

Ambassador of India to Israel JP Singh felicitated the winners of the Hackathon. Among the winning solutions in Israel is a wheelchair-mounted limb mobilisation system that harnesses the natural rotation of a wheelchair’s front wheel to enable controlled leg movement without the use of electricity. The winning solutions in India included a system that uses real-time video processing and automated movement analysis to assess the limb movements of injured patients.

The initiative provided a platform for the community to strengthen people-to-people ties between India and Israel while harnessing the creativity and technical skills of young students for solutions with wider societal impact