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- Sandström, Greger, et al.
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Long-term viability of smart home systems - Business modelling and conceptual requirements on technology
- 2005
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Ingår i: Home-Oriented Informatics and Telematics, Proceedings. - 0387251782 ; , s. 71-86
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Stockholm during the years 1999-2002 some residential housing units provided with advanced IT-based functions were developed, also called smart homes systems. ne purpose was to offer the residents an augmented living environment mainly regarding security and comfort. Only the IT company that originally developed the basic system fully knows it in depth, a fact which has shown to become very unfavourable for the residents. The running cost, also for minor changes of the functionality of the system, has turned out to be high and prohibiting. Also the contracted regular maintenance requires access to unique competence, which also has become costly. Recently the company has indicated a replacement of the smart homes system with a simpler one based on the Internet. Business models for viable home systems should include the occupancy phase, which to date have been neglected. A crucial issue is who will and can assume long-term responsibility for surveillance, maintenance, and added functionalities over time. This paper will discuss some principal questions and prerequisites regarding business viability in relationship to smart home systems, and its significance for business modelling.
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- Wihlborg, Elin
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Flexible use of time to overcome constraints : A time-geographical discussion about power and flexibility
- 2005
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Ingår i: Home-Oriented Informatics and Telematics. - Boston : Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology/Springer Verlag. - 0387251782 - 9780387251783 - 9781441937773 - 9780387251790 ; , s. 1-14
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Flexibility is often a keyword for people working in project-oriented organisations. It definitely influences their everyday life, since they are expected to be available and engaged anytime and anywhere and often with different types of obligations. However, there are constraints limiting people's possibilities in every specific time-space. The time-geographical perspective provides concepts for analysing constraints, by identifying: Capacity, coupling, steering or authority constraints. The aim of this paper is to discuss the time-geographical concept of constraints and analyse how they are overcame by a flexible use of time. The paper is based on two field studies. The first was conducted in twelve households and included in-depth interviews at two occasions and in between the household members wrote time-diaries during a week. The second was more extensive. Two focus groups, each with 24 persons, who all had written time-diaries, were interviewed. The conclusion of these studies is that different forms of constraints define the outcome of flexibility and that the use of time can be an expression of power.
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