“The integration profiles and interoperability must be considered together; the networking capability of the components in terms of the requirements of use cases and the practical and economic implementation must be ensured; cross-domain interfaces to related domains (e.g., Smart Home and Smart Grid) and functional requirements in collaboration with relevant committees, consortia, and forums should be identified to ensure interoperability and achieve initial funding; proprietary solutions should be incorporated through industry standards so that the characteristics flow into standardization through this preliminary stage; Germany is well positioned in building technology, as well as in telemedicine, but there is virtually no connection between these two domains, which is why this point needs to be promoted. The holistic added value of the individual domains is too little known for investors and users; promotion of cross-domain communication in investments and operation; awareness and marketing to demonstrate sustainability and added value must be promoted; a catalog of linkable components is missing, which would provide information on the possibilities of use case-based use or implementation; certification and seal of approval must be initiated for acceptance and funding assessment; an exemplary operation and education must be organized, created and promoted; financing support for the systems must be organized.”

Source: https://www.dke.de/de/arbeitsfelder/home-building/normung-roadmap-smart-home-living/gesundheit