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BUSINESS DRIVERS FOR ADOPTING SMART WATER TECHNOLOGY
SANDER SMIT
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KEY MESSAGES
A WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM SHOULD BE MODULAR, INTEROPERABLE, SCALABLE AND MAKE USE OF
COMMUNICATION STANDARDS
THE DRIVER FOR ADOPTING A WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM SHOULD BE VALUE ADDED
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OUTLINE
▶ The Waternomics Project
▶ Business drivers
▶ Factors affecting adoption of smart water technology
▶ Impact
▶ Conclusion
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WATERNOMICS PROJECT
▶ Timeline: February 2014 – January 2017▶ Consortium: 9 partners▶ Countries: 4▶ Pilots: 4▶ Part of the ICT4Water cluster▶ Co-funded by the European Commission
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WATERNOMICS PROJECT
Question: How can ICT help households, companies and cities manage water more efficient?
Waternomics: Provide personalised and actionable information on water consumption and water availability
to individual households, companies and cities in an intuitive & effective manner at relevant time-scales for
decision making
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WATERNOMICS PROJECT
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WATER INFORMATION PLATFORMS
up
port
S
erv
ices
Sou
rces
Ap
plic
ati
on
s
Water Analysis Model
Complex Events
Usage Model Water Dashboards
Entity Management
Service
Decision Support Systems
Lin
ked
Wate
r D
ata
Data Catalog
Complex Event Processing
Engine
Prediction Search & Query
Com
mer
cial
Met
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g
City
Met
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Colle
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n an
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Catc
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t Mgm
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Met
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logi
cal
House
hold
Met
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g
Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter Adapter
▶ Applications
▶ Information Services
▶ Data linkage and analysis
▶ Sensor networks
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BUSINESS DRIVERS
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BUSINESS DRIVERS
SustainabilityEnergy
reduction Operational efficiency Cost reduction Competitive advantageRisk reductionReputatio
nRegulation
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FACTORS INFLUENCING ICT ADOPTION
• Market• Regulation• User demands• Bio-physical
conditions
Environment
• Corporate Culture
• Budgetary dependancy
• Shareholders• Maturity
Organisational • Innovation prone
• Entrepreneurship• Networks
Individuals
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BUSINESS IMPLICATIONS
REGION
VALUE PROPOSITION
PARTNERS CUSTOMER SEGMENTS
KEY RESOURCES
KEY ACTIVITIES
CHANNELS
RELATIONSHIP
COST STRUCTURE REVENUE STREAMS
WATER FOOTPRINT
DOMESTIC
BUSINESS
FIXED COSTS:Network, staffing
VARIABLE COSTS:Energy, non-revenue water
SUPPLIERS
WATER PROVIDERS
COOLINGCLEANINGHEATING
INCREASED OPERATIONAL
EFFICIENCY
IMPROVED SERVICE LEVELS
and/or
NEW VALUE ADDED SERVICES
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TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS
• Modular architecture• Communication
Standards• Scalable• Interoperable
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CONCLUSION
A WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM SHOULD BE MODULAR, INTEROPERABLE, SCALABLE AND MAKE USE OF
COMMUNICATION STANDARDS
THE DRIVER FOR ADOPTING A WATER INFORMATION SYSTEM SHOULD BE VALUE ADDED
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Project co-funded by the European Commission within the 7th Framework Program (Grant Agreement No. 619660)
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