COVID-19 Can Create Opportunity for IoT in the Caribbean
devices are associated with health ( fitness , health care , telehealth ), household systems ( home assistant , smart home and / or home devices , smart appliances ), vehicle systems ( smart car and / or car accessories , robotic delivery ) and wearables ( smart clothing and / or wearables ). As a business perspective , these areas show a low demand for investment considerations .
Automatic notifications on smart devices ( percentages )
Alarm when someone near you sneezes or coughs
Alert that you can not enter a buildling because there are too many people inside
Reminder to sanitise your hands before you enter a building
Reminder to wear a mask before you enter a building
Reminder to wash your hands before you enter a building
Your temperature reading when scanned by a thermometer
Alerts when you are less than 6 feet to another person
Location of quarantined businesses
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Already receive Want to receive Do not want
Fig . 3 : Summary of automatic notifications on smart devices ( percentages of responses )
However , smart phones , messaging and remote meetings are used at some point in time . Therefore , the frequently used smart phone ( supported by the 94 % response in Fig . 4 ) should be utilized within the development of any communication strategy . This supported a business focus in developing notifications on smart phones . However , only the alerts for maximum occupancy and temperature reading were identified as clear needs ( Fig . 3 ).
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