August 7, 2020
The IWA Digital Water Programme has initiated a series of White Papers to help utilities, water professionals and all those interested in water management and stewardship issues to better understand the opportunities of digital te...
Digitalisation
July 24, 2020
Zoran Kapelan is the Chair of Urban Water Infrastructure at the Delft University of Technology. He has 20 years of research relating to Digital Water. In this interview, Zoran tackles a few questions about the new and exciting tec...
July 8, 2020
While the Corona crisis has meant national lockdowns all over the planet and has forced many industries to think in new workways and procedures, attention has also been drawn to ways of maintaining control and overview of especial...
Digitalisation
July 1, 2020
Open Source refers to software that is free to use for the public. It allows for the quick implementation/adoption of new technologies as well as encourages collaboration. Listen as Branko Kerkez, Associate Professor, University o...
Digitalisation
May 29, 2020
The digital transformation presents new business opportunities for the water sector. Listen as Rik Thijssen, Manager of Business Development at Vitens, gives his thoughts on them as well as the ways in which digitalisation can hel...
DigitalisationTechnology
May 26, 2020
One of the biggest concerns about the digital water transformation is privacy. How can utilities ensure that the customers data remains confidential? Who protects it from being stolen or used for the unethical gain? Professor Vlad...
DigitalisationTechnology
May 22, 2020
The Marselisborg Wastewater Treatment Plant is not the typical WWTP you expect. It’s an old facility that cleans the wastewater generated by about 200, 000 people. But the plant is a climate marvel: it receives no sources of...
Digitalisation
May 14, 2020
The digitalisation of the water sector allows for improved management of water utilities as well as prompt communication with consumers. In her interview, Cecilia Wennberg, Vice President of Market Development at DHI, talked about...
Digitalisation
April 23, 2020
Ingmar Nopens has been a member of the IWA for the past 16 years, taking part in the activities of IWA Specialist Groups Benchmarking and Performance Assessment, and the Modelling and Integrated Assessment. This led to his involve...
April 22, 2020
The Water Industry is set to embrace several changes in the coming years due to rapid urbanisation, severe climate changes, rising customer demands and emerging digital technologies. These changes will present businesses with a co...