"For example, if someone made a cup of tea in the morning and the kettle hasn't moved within an hour there could be an alarm that goes off and activates remote sensors in clothing," he said.

"This would activate cameras so someone could see if the person has had an accident and is lying on the floor."

Alder was involved with the NBN tender process including the fibre to the node tender and the implementation tender over the space of 18 months.

"The way I think about these issues such as e-health is that we should look forward to when the NBN is built and the infrastructure is in place. The key thing is how we use it to address the national issues that are in front of us," he said.

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