How do people interact with new technologies in their homes, and what does this mean for how we may need to regulate the industry?
Background
Key areas here are developing our understanding of the drivers of behaviour across the industry, and the benefits and potential risks that technological change may bring.
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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University of Newcastle and Anchor Hanover Group
To develop a methodological framework to facilitate the effective engagement with older people in the use of technology in the home in order to improve the quality of their lives and wellbeing. This will include the deve...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on understanding how older people interact with technology in their homes and aims to improve their quality of life, aligning with the question's objectives.
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Home Hub-of-all-Things (HAT) as Platform for Multi-sided Market powered by Internet-of-Things: Opportunities for New Economic & Business Model
This research project aims to exploit the data available from a new generation of sensors and devices to develop new economic models. To do this we will carry out the following: Firstly, we will build on existing resear...
Funded by: EPSRC
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on developing a prototype home-hub that captures a diverse collection of information in the home, which is relevant to understanding how people interact with new technologies in their homes.
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Teesside University and Norscot Joinery Limited
To design and implement a community led user centered design process with the objective of developing affordable, modular, 'smart home' components to support the health and wellbeing needs of an ageing population....
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project aims to design smart home components to support the health and wellbeing needs of an ageing population, directly addressing the question's focus on technological change in homes.