Application of digital solutions in the water sector

“Instrumentation, Control and Automation (ICA) has become the ‘hot topic’ in the water sector, with more and more water utilities and companies paving the way in the monitoring, automation and optimised control of key processes in water and wastewater infrastructures. These key and enabling technologies are being viewed as a necessity in order to tackle the extreme water challenges we face globally due to the harmful effects of climate change. Additionally, the rapid advancement in the fields of Internet of Things (IoT), advanced sensors, data analytics, Business Intelligence (BI) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) – has led to a major transition of the water sector towards what is being termed ‘Digital Water’ or ‘Smart Water’.”

(Citation: Seshan, S., Vries, D., Poinapen, J. – Application of digital solutions in the water sector – EverythingAboutWater eMagazine (2020)October, p.24-27)