CSIRO is seeking partners to create an industry consortium to develop and trial new sustainable service models based on the Smarter Safer Homes platform. The consortium will also provide a vital perspective on current future challenges and business needs in relationtotodevelop our ageing CSIRO isand seeking partners to create an industry consortium and population. trial new sustainable service models based on the Smarter Safer Homes platform. The consortium will also provide a vital perspective on FUSION | 69 The objectives of the Smarter Safer Homes Platform Consortium include: current and future challenges and business needs in relation to our ageing population. A respected coalition of industry stakeholders: comprising aged care providers, government The objectives of the Smarter Safer Homes Platform Consortium include: agencies, IT service providers; other industry enterprises from a broad range of market sectors; institutions; and members of other industry associations withproviders, related orgovernment similar interests academic A respected coalition of industry stakeholders: comprising aged care IT service providers; other industry enterprises from a broad of market sectors; agencies, Investment: provision of the necessary investment to develop robustrange and commercially viable academic institutions; andservices members of the other industry associations with related or similar interests platform product and the that platform enables Investment: of the necessary develop a robust and commercially viable Developmentprovision of services from a uniqueinvestment platform: to being involved and providing input to shape platform services that the platform enables innovativeproduct servicesand to the match market needs and demands Development of services fromopportunity a unique platform: being involved andto providing shape Commercialisation: providing to Consortium participants provide input to into innovative services match that market needs and demands business and servicetomodels is appropriate for the commercialisation of the platform product. will be the opportunity commercialise services and build an additional of service There Commercialisation: providing to opportunity to Consortium participants to providepipeline input into concepts to be developed and implemented in the business and service models that is appropriate forfuture. the commercialisation of the platform product. There will be the opportunity to commercialise services and build an additional pipeline of service concepts to be developed and implemented in the future.
What is involved?
Participants who join the consortium will contribute to the development of services that utilise the Smarter What is involved? Safer Homes platform and contribute to its ongoing development. We expect that stakeholders across various sectors industry and government will provide an development appropriate level of investment to develop Participants whoofjoin the consortium will contribute to the of services that utilise the Smarter commercially viable services. Safer Homes platform and contribute to its ongoing development. We expect that stakeholders across various sectors of industry and government will provide an appropriate level of investment to develop The consortium participants will take part in a series of structured workshops over the duration of the commercially viable services. proposed research program. These workshops will be coordinated by CSIRO, and consortium partners can provide ideas and feedback on progress the program. Theseworkshops workshopsover will also involve discussion The consortium participants willthe take part inof a series of structured the duration of the about future issuesprogram. and anticipated trends and will will be be coordinated used to position the consortium as thought leaders proposed research These workshops by CSIRO, and consortium partners can in this area. provide ideas and feedback on the progress of the program. These workshops will also involve discussion about future issues and anticipated trends and will be used to position the consortium as thought leaders in this area.
Benefits to Participants The Smarter to Safer Homes Platform has the potential to enable new services that address a growing unmet Benefits Participants need in the ageing population market, both in Australia and beyond. Consortium members will benefit from being part of Homes a coalition of thought leaders whoto can potentially guide the development of an unmet The Smarter Safer Platform has the potential enable new services that address a growing innovative ensuring that it targets needs. They will also be given members the opportunity to take need in theproduct, ageing population market, bothmarket in Australia and beyond. Consortium will benefit the Safer Platform to market. fromSmarter, being part of Homes a coalition of thought leaders who can potentially guide the development of an innovative product, ensuring that it targets market needs. They will also be given the opportunity to take The facilitated workshops will also provide an avenue for stakeholders to explore implications of future the Smarter, Safer Homes Platform to market. issues and predicted trends in delivering services to elderly people in a new way, enabled by the Smarter Safer Homes platform. The facilitated workshops will also provide an avenue for stakeholders to explore implications of future issues and predicted trends in delivering services to elderly people in a new way, enabled by the Smarter Safer Homes platform. Consortium Participants Partners in the Staying Home consortium will need to be a sufficient and sustainable group that represents a balance of interests across the aged care services industry, and have the skills needed to take the project outcomes through trials and to market. CSIRO is seeking participants from industries including:
telecommunications; telehealth and digital services providers; government health and aged care service agencies; residential aged care providers; community service providers; IT industry service providers (with server management and customer call centre response expertise); academic institutions with an interest in health and ageing issues in Australia; and other industry enterprises from a broad range of market sectors with experience of delivering services to aged care industry customers.