We will look at pioneering community projects which foster inclusion and examine the delivery of complete solutions, including the drivers for accessibility.

Health and telecare

The connected home industry is gearing up to relieve the pressure which is threatening to critically overstretch the UK’s social services and healthcare systems. We will assess smart ways of easing overstretched resources, improving the quality of life for the elderly and disabled people and helping local authorities and the NHS reach Government targets.

Energy, conservation and green issues

Making homes more energy efficient and particularly modifying the usage patterns of the connected user. We will investigate the equipment and services that monitor and provide user feedback on energy and water use, and examine how TAHI is working with utilities and their customers to save the Earth's resources.

All homes must be capable of supporting the new services and applications that Broadband brings, whether the building is new, refurbished or renovated. We hear about some cutting edge developments and examine how developers, local authorities, installers and government agencies can work together to ensure homes are fully compatible with TAHI criteria.

Entertainment

The equipment, systems and networks in and into the home that support Broadband will sustain a vast increase in on-demand entertainment. We look at how methods consistent with the TAHI Open Architecture philosophy ensure greater interactivity between services and shape the house of the future.

The TAHI Open Architecture philosophy

In a move to accelerate commercialisation of the market, TAHI will be launching its philosophy for an Open Architecture. This initiative pulls together and enables all the probable systems and services in the connected home.

The five conference themes that the TAHI Commercialisation group will debate during the afternoon session are intended to

The objective of the final session on Commercialisation will be to create focussed groups and start the process of taking TAHI out of the laboratory and into commercial deployment. This will be your opportunity to tap into the TAHI knowledge base and move to the forefront of smart house market.