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Press Release15 September 2020Smart InfrastructureZug
Siemens delivers digital contact tracing application for safer workplaces
Built upon Enlighted’s real-time
location services capability, employees are assigned Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
identification badges while in the workplace. The app continuously records
location, movement and proximity of the employees relative to each other during
the period they are in the building. The solution prioritizes data privacy,
without the need to store personal information. When an employee is known to have
tested positive, authorized administrators can query the Safe app, identify
other IDs the badge has come in contact with, and disclose the list of anonymized
IDs as part of their contact tracing process.
“As COVID-19 restrictions are lifted in some locations, ensuring a safe
return to the workplace and re-building employee trust is a global challenge.
Smart office technology can play an important role,” said Matthias Rebellius,
COO of Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “With new and varied regulations coming
into effect, our intelligent IoT solutions can support the safety and
well-being of occupants and visitors. We help provide peace of mind and
enhanced safety for employers, their workforce and visitors.”
The "Enlighted Safe" app for digital contact tracing helps employees return safely to the workplace.
With intelligent IoT analytics, the
solution provides greater insight for authorised personnel to visualize the
contact events by location visited, duration of contact and proximity data of affected
employees inside the workplace. The data is used to inform potentially exposed
employees, as well as drive targeted sanitization efforts. The application’s
dashboard also provides transparency on contacts in the building, assisting
management in developing safer workplace strategies for physical distancing policies,
enhanced sanitization and monitoring, occupancy limits and contact tracing. Additionally,
Enlighted Safe delivers data-driven insights for organizations to proactively
manage risks and design safer spaces.
Commenting on the app release, Stefan
Schwab, CEO of Enlighted, said: “The important role of IoT technology in
buildings has been magnified by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Enlighted sensory
system can now provide digital contact tracing. It also lays the foundation for
future-proofed buildings ready to help us understand with real-time data the
changing nature of our at-work experiences and meet challenges beyond
COVID-19.”
Siemens has been working with organizations around the world to support
bringing employees back to their workplace with smart building solutions. This
includes Comfy, an intuitive workplace app that keeps occupants informed and
enables room and desk bookings; and the Siveillance Thermal Shield body
temperature detection integrated with access control and a suite of services,
such as enhancing indoor air quality, designed
to mitigate the risks of further virus spread.
For further information on Siemens Smart
Infrastructure, please see
www.siemens.com/smart-infrastructure
www.siemens.com/smart-infrastructure
For this press release
Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) is shaping the market for intelligent, adaptive infrastructure for today and the future. It addresses the pressing challenges of urbanization and climate change by connecting energy systems, buildings and industries. SI provides customers with a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio from a single source – with products, systems, solutions and services from the point of power generation all the way to consumption. With an increasingly digitalized ecosystem, it helps customers thrive and communities progress while contributing toward protecting the planet. SI creates environments that care. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland, and has around 72,000 employees worldwide.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. The company is active around the globe, focusing on the areas of intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, and automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Through the separately managed companies Siemens Energy, the global energy business of Siemens, and Siemens Mobility, a leading supplier of smart mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is shaping the energy systems of today and tomorrow as well as the world market for passenger and freight services. Due to its majority stakes in the publicly listed companies Siemens Healthineers AG and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (as part of Siemens Energy), Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital healthcare services as well as environmentally friendly solutions for onshore and offshore wind power generation. In fiscal 2019, which ended on September 30, 2019, Siemens generated revenue of €86.8 billion and net income of €5.6 billion. At the end of September 2019, the company had around 385,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at www.siemens.com.