Sustainable open solutions for the smart home
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | RISE ICT AB - SWEDISH ICT RESEARCH AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 9 497 866 |
| Project duration | January 2015 - December 2017 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Challengedriven innovation - Phase 3 Implementation |
| Call | Challenge-driven innovation - Stage 3 Additional investment (Complete application 2014) |
Important results from the project
The goal of the project was for apartments and multi tenant units to develop and test open service platforms that enable sharing of data and equipment in a standardized and controlled way. The aim is to reduce lock-in effects, to open for innovative third party service providers and to simplify for all the involved stakeholders everything in a sustainable and secure way. The project included technology, new collaboration and business models and also wide promotion of the concept. The project was carried out for private home services and for professional facility and care services.
Expected long term effects
The project created a broad acceptance for open platforms for professional services even beyond the project constellation but did not succeed in identifying a viable business case for private home services if they are not offered through a platform for professional services. Two of the project’s problem owners will proceed directly with the concept once the project has ended; one around facility services in collaboration with several of the project partners, and the other will include additional platform suppliers and widen the scope to cover services for a whole municipality.
Approach and implementation
The project was carried out in three tracks at different pilot sites: For facility management services the target was built from scratch based on a commercial IoT platform. For private home services an existing, closed, vertical platform was “opened up”. For care services an existing partly closed platform was gradually developed towards more openness. The vision for the three tracks was identical but with completely different business logics. Stakeholder constellations and collaboration models were tested, and analyses of business cases and responsibilities were made.