Smart home technologies in the field of health are gaining in popularity

Smart home technologies, such as smart devices and systems in the home that are connected to the Internet and to each other, are designed to improve the quality of living and life, provide security, reduce energy consumption, and simplify life in general.

62% of the Swiss are interested in such developments in the home. Ticino residents in particular (66%) are enthusiastic about smart devices. In terms of usage behavior, however, it is clear that the French-speaking Swiss in particular (42%) already use systems or devices connected to the Internet.

Interest in smart home solutions grows

Almost one-third of men are very interested in new developments in the area of housing. There also appears to be an interest in smart housing among older respondents (aged 55 and over, 66%), multi-person households with or without children (63%) and households with incomes above 10,000 Swiss francs (68%).

More than half of the Swiss can well imagine using networked systems or systems connected to the Internet in the future for the areas of health, climate and energy. For the German-speaking and French-speaking Swiss, new technologies in the health sector are particularly exciting. The people of Ticino can particularly well imagine smart solutions in the field of energy.

Among younger respondents (14 to 34 years, 59%), the topic of climate is very much in demand, whereas among older respondents (55 years and older, 64%), smart devices in the area of health are more popular. Interestingly, multi-person households without children in particular cannot imagine smart home solutions in the area of comfort.

Despite interest, use of smart home technologies is still limited

Just under a fifth of the French-speaking Swiss already use smart devices in the energy sector, as do just 13% of the German-speaking Swiss, 4% of the Ticino and 17% of multi-person households with children. In all parts of the country, general affinity for technology, enjoyment of technical gadgets and the desire for progress are the three most frequently cited reasons for using smart home solutions.

57% of respondents, however, do not feel the need to install a smart home solution at home. Aspects such as fear of unauthorized access to the system, data protection, lack of knowledge and high costs also stand in the way of use. Almost one-fifth of the French-speaking Swiss even find the technology suspicious.

The range of smart home solutions still seems too fragmented to offer a holistic smart ecosystem. According to this representative survey, the majority of respondents are interested in smart home solutions, but few are using them yet.

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