Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology is teaming up with the Department of Homeland Security to create a new business accelerator programfor creating wearable technology for first responders.
The EMERGE! program is designed to help business accelerators find entrepreneurs with ideas for wearable technology useful to first responders, whether federal law enforcement or local police, EMTs and firefighters. Putting advanced sensors, communication and other electronics into equipment that they can wear on the job could be a major boon for them.