Sustainable alarm management for citizen safety
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Posifon AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 745 000 |
| Project duration | April 2019 - September 2020 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Digital health |
Important results from the project
Mobile social care alarms (GPS alarms) are a welfare technology that has clear, documented, benefits for users, relatives, caregivers and society. Large-scale implementation, however, is challenging. The purpose of the project was to create a prototype of an interactive learning environment regarding the use of and alarm management for GPS alarms and to write a paper on the introduction of the services. The goal was to simplify for caregivers to offer the alarms and create active and safe life both inside and outside the home. The project was successful and the plans will be realized.
Expected long term effects
The needs and the different prerequisites in the municipalities became clear in the project. A prototype was developed and will form the basis for a first product after the end of the project. The project also included a publication regarding introduction of welfare technology and GPS alarms. As an effect, the authors were given the opportunity to write a report for the government official inquiry 2020: 14. Major steps were taken towards greater introduction of GPS-alarms, which the parties believe will take place in the next few years.
Approach and implementation
The project began with statistics collection, analyzes of alarm events and workshops focused on needs and conditions. Based on this, educational arrangements were developed which were tested in workshop form. Discussions were then held with the municipalities one by one as it was clear that the needs, for several reasons, vary greatly between them. The prototypes were developed and verified in joint workshops and individual conversations. After a number of iterations, a final prototype was developed and tested by the municipal staff.