© 2011 IBM Corporation Bolzano, Safe Living Project Bharat Bedi, Master Inventor, Emerging Technology Services

© 2009 IBM Corporation 1 in 5 of the population is over the age of people over the age of 65 for every 2 under the age of 20 For every 2 people who are about to enter the workforce, nearly 3 are leaving the workforce. City of Bolzano – Population Trend

© 2009 IBM Corporation Challenge for the client – The City of Bolzano Project Objectives Allowing the elderly to continue to live safely and for longer in their own homes. Increasing care worker efficiency through the use of technology City & council budgets fixed or being reduced over the next 10 years. Continued provision of high quality services and care. Provision of new services within the existing budget.

© 2009 IBM Corporation Brain Training Physical Exercise Video interaction with care staff 30 home pilot Telecare Remote Home Environment Monitoring

© 2009 IBM Corporation 5 Installing the Smarter Planet…. Carbon Monoxide Carbon Dioxide Smoke Methane Temperature Humidity Water Motion

© 2009 IBM Corporation Sensors PPM Technology Eurotech Custom Sensors Gateway Zigbee GuruPlug (small, cheap & excellent) Acer Revo Eurotech Helios (industrial but pricey) Sensor data reduction Data normalisation Basic filtering WebSphere Application Server SMS Gateway SMS Gateway Web Dashboard Web Dashboard Gateway Gateway DB2 Sensor Data DB2 Sensor Data Mobile Dashboard Mobile Dashboard Mobile alerts Mobile alerts Data Insight WebSphere Message Broker WebSphere Message Broker MQ Telemetry Web Dashboard Live Home Status Augmented Reality Browser Remote monitoring architecture Libelium Waspmote (small)

© 2009 IBM Corporation Care worker and council access Live Web Dashboard Rich Mobile Information and Alerts

© 2009 IBM Corporation Data insight Asleep Breakfast Lunch Dinner The graph shows a correlation between the particiapant’s sleep pattern, daily routine and the safe levels of carbon monoxide (CO). Having regular meals indicates that the person is active and in good shape. Missing meals or irregular behaviour could be an early indicator of change in the person’s physical or psychological health.

© 2009 IBM Corporation  Two thirds of the elderly participants reported an improvement in their quality of life.  A 31% saving to the Bolzano City Council for the cost of related care for the elderly.  80% of the participants felt more secure and wanted to maintain their membership in the system Key Outcomes

© 2009 IBM Corporation Hints & Tips  Finding the right partners  Making the systems reliable  Support on the ground  Ease of use  Invisible  Knowing the status of the system and sensors  Easy to restart  Remote access and management  Reliable communication

© 2009 IBM Corporation What next? Mobile Healthcare TelecareEnvironment Monitoring Medication Adherence

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