ADT Caps Participates in Ministry of Health and Welfare's 'Emergency Safety Assurance Service' Project

System Distribution Planned for 100,000 Elderly Living Alone Starting September

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Cheol-hyun] ADT Caps (CEO Park Jin-hyo) announced on the 31st that it has signed a business contract with the Ministry of Health and Welfare to establish an 'Emergency Safety and Security Service' for single elderly households.

ADT Caps formed a consortium with IT solution specialist Opasnet and will jointly promote the Emergency Safety and Security Service project for the next five years. Through this project, ADT Caps plans to build an Internet of Things (IoT) care service system that can respond quickly in emergency situations and will begin full-scale distribution targeting 100,000 single elderly and disabled people starting this September. The service target is expected to expand to a total of 200,000 people by 2022.

This Emergency Safety and Security Service project was prepared as a countermeasure against the increase in social problems caused by depression and loneliness among single elderly due to the reduced social networks amid COVID-19. It is expected to effectively protect elderly and disabled people who are in security blind spots and enable systematic non-face-to-face care even in situations where visits and face-to-face contact are difficult.

The Emergency Safety and Security Service, in which ADT Caps participates, is a system that supports rapid response to emergencies for single elderly and disabled people exposed to many risks such as solitary death and fire by utilizing IoT devices. Through various sensors, it detects fire and entry, monitors the subject’s heart rate, breathing, sleep, and activity levels, automatically checks for abnormalities, and can respond quickly with an automatic 119 emergency call function. It also supports an emergency call button, allowing the subject to connect immediately to 119 in urgent situations.

Lee Yong-hwan, Head of Business at ADT Caps, said, "Based on the security infrastructure and ICT technology that ADT Caps has accumulated so far, we have participated in the crisis response system construction project for socially vulnerable groups who need care." He added, "Going forward, ADT Caps will continue to contribute to strengthening the social safety net by cooperating with government agencies and various industries as a company encompassing safety and care, and will take the lead in enhancing the company's ESG value."

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