Water Technology – Trends & Strategy

The International Water Association (IWA)’s 5-year strategy plan 2019-2024 unfolds its mission and goals for a more sustainable and smart management of the water industry, global wide. Indrica, one of the oldest companies in the water ecosystem, published a whitepaper reviewing water technology trends & innovative use cases.

The International Water Association (IWA) is a nonprofit organization and knowledge hub for the water sector, connecting water professionals and companies to find solutions to the world’s water challenges. Its strategic plan is constructed to link the most promising developments and optimal solutions, sharing the best evidence and outcomes from around the world, seeking a broad community of engaged members while promoting and encouraging language, age and gender diversity.

Idrica is a global company specializing in water cycle management which unlocks the value of water technology to accelerate digital transformation in utilities. Its mission is to simplify water-cycle management around the world by leveraging data management and analytics in the field. The technology trends reviewed in its 2022 whitepaper are:

  1. AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure): to extract value from data and turn information into business intelligence
  2. Digital Twins: transforming the real world through the virtual
  3. Intelligent asset management as a key to sustainability
  4. GIS (Geographic Information Systems): data at the service of efficiency
  5. AI (Artificial Intelligence): building learning into processes
  6. 5G communication: radically opens up new business opportunities that were not previously possible
These technologies are some of the must-have tools for ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water, in line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6. The digital transformation of processes is no longer an option; it is simply the road we must follow to offer the quality service demanded by 21st century citizens.
Image: from the IWA document