ZTE Corporation, Telef?nica Deutschland and the Dusseldorf Department of Health have started planning the e-Healthcare project for district-based health prevention and care for the elderly. The premise being tested is the care of the elderly by passive digital monitoring. The behaviour and movements of elderly people are to be detected by sensors, not cameras. Relatives, friends or care givers receive information via an app several times a day and a status message if everything is in order or if something is abnormal. If the latter is the case, preventive action can be taken. The project is to be scientifically monitored and evaluated.
"The city of Dusseldorf wants to set a good example with the launch of this e-Healthcare pilot. Digitisation is not just a slogan for us. On the basis of this pilot project, we want to show that digital solutions are to the benefit of all and can be used to contribute to tangible improvements in the living conditions and in particular healthcare," explains Prof. Dr. Andreas Meyer-Falcke, Health Councillor, City of Dusseldorf.
“With the development of the new-generation information technologies such as Internet of Things, cloud computing, and mobile internet, the smart city concept has become increasingly popular. As one of the world’s leading players in the global smart city field, we are happy to support the city of D?sseldorf with intelligent digital solutions for smart healthcare and help to keep costs under control - for health insurance, nursing services and the city,” says Zhang Renjun, SVP of ZTE Corporation.
“At Telef?nica, we are ambitious to become the leading digital telecommunications company in Germany. As a partner for consumers, companies and public institutions we aim for all people to benefit from the advantages of digitalisation,” says Pia von Houwald, Director Business Development at Telef?nica Deutschland. “For this reason, our cooperation with ZTE and the Municipality of D?sseldorf is an important flagship eHealth project. It is a good combination of the benefits of digitalisation with important questions regarding the future of social interaction.”
Technically, the project is based on a cloud-based trend analysis platform from ZTE. The data collected from the sensors is transmitted to a gateway via mobile internet and hosted in a ZTE datacentre in D?sseldorf, which is subject to German IT security legislation. The participants’ data is only accessible by authorised people, whether they are family members, friends or caregivers. The mobile partner for this D?sseldorf eHealth pilot is the mobile network operator, Telef?nica.
