The Israeli start-up company OrCam presented the "OrCam My Eye" device in Podgorica, which helps blind, visually impaired and dyslexic people.
The first user of this device in Montenegro will be Andrija Samardzic, whom the device was delivered at a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The visit of the Israeli delegation to Montenegro is a continuation of the talks that began during the recent visit of Montenegrin President Milo Djukanovic to Israel.
A representative of OrCam, Elad Šerfati, said that during his visit Djukanovic recognized certain opportunities for innovation and technology transfer in Montenegro.
"It is a great privilege to meet a president who relies on the introduction of new technologies. That's not common. I thank him for his readiness to open the door to new technology in Montenegro and to enable us to work in a better environment," said Serfati.
He explained that the device is very small, designed as a bluetooth/handset, weighing 22 grams, which can be attached to all glasses.
The person using this device should point to the document or thing they want to read and the reading can be stopped. It is also possible that the device identifies the person in front, and when her/his name is pronounced, the device will remember it and say that name every next time.
According to Serfati, the device fully protects the privacy of the person who uses it.
Nothing is stored on the device and nothing is sent to the internet cloud. If you read sensitive documents, it will read it for you and then simply dismiss it. Full privacy is guaranteed, said Serfati. He explained that the device will update the software with new features every three to six months.
Serfati said that they still need to talk to the Montenegrin Government about the realization of this program.
"There are still some official procedures we need to do with the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices. We have to register the device. Only when we finish administrative issues can we present it on the market," said Serfati.
According to him, there will be talks about how to finance the device and how to install the Montenegrin language to adjust it to the people who need it and sell it in Montenegro.
Serfati said OrCam has been on the market for nine years, and the value of the company is $1 billion.
OrCam operates in more than 45 countries and, as he said, they expect to work in the Balkans for several months with the support of the Montenegrin Government.
Honorary Consul of Montenegro in Israel, Nimrod Rinot, said that the visit of the Israeli delegation continued the talks that began during the recent visit of Djukanovic to Israel.
He believes that the cooperation of the Israeli company with Montenegro could result in the joint establishment and development of new technology. Andrija Samardzic will be Montenegro's first representative to use the device and will be provided with free software updates when developing a version in the Montenegrin language.
He said this device would be very helpful when reading and pointed out that it is very important to be able to install it to any glasses.
As he said, the device will perform the work of a daily personal assistant to a greater extent.
“It's enough that you do not have to scan and let the screen reader on your computer read it for you, but you can read the document in real time without any special preparations," Samardzic said.
Text by MINA News, on July 2nd, 2019, read more at Vijesti
