Rebekha Sharkie (Mayo, Centre Alliance) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

Across the country there are thousands of entrepreneurial businesses making a difference to everyday Australians. One such business, in my electorate of Mayo, is DreamsEdge, a small Australian company working on innovative technology for elder support. The fantastic work of small technology companies is often drowned out by the chorus of gratitude towards large companies and international consulting companies. Consequently, many of the wonderful advances in technology created by small to medium companies goes unnoticed, and it fails to be adopted by government.

DreamsEdge focuses on technology that helps older Australians to stay in their homes safely and also assists in residential aged-care facilities. Their platforms use AI sensors to monitor residents and communicate with residents to optimise carer and ambulance response times in emergencies. It monitors health indicators, like heart, pulse and breathing rates, and also whether someone has had a fall. It creates alerts when predictive indicators are triggered. It also automates data collection for staff roster management and for reporting healthcare providers' quarterly statistics to the Department of Health and Ageing.

DreamsEdge was founded by technologists who wanted to support their own ageing parents, and it is now improving the safety and the quality of life of older Australians. So congratulations and well done to DreamsEdge, and thank you for coming and meeting with me in my electorate.