WATERLINE Academic-to-Business Meetings – The Digital Water Revolution: Digital Transformation of the Water IndustryBe part of a groundbreaking conversation on the digital transformation of the water industry. These Academic-to-Business Meetings offer a unique platform for businesses and industry leaders to explore how digital innovations are reshaping the water […]
European Patent Office publishes Study and Espacenet platform on water technologiesWater scarcity and management have emerged as critical issues across the globe, especially with climate change accelerating. According to the European Environment Agency, 12% of the population in Europe lives in areas at risk of flooding and some […]
ICT4WATER Workshop: Digital Tools and Technologies enhancing water resilienceA Water Innovation Europe (WIE) event organised by the ICT4Water cluster, June 19, 2024, 9:30 – 16:00, BluePoint, Brussels On June 19, members of the ICT4Water cluster, policy makers from various DGs, and other professionals gathered in a session to […]
Europe’s Choice – Political Guidelines for the next European Commission 2024-2029On July 18, 2024, Ursula von der Leyen, the candidate for a second mandate as European Commission President, presented her Political Guidelines for the next European Commission (2024-2029) to the European Parliament. Here is the key message from the […]
June 19, ICT4WATER Workshop: Digital Tools and Technologies enhancing water resilienceOn June 19, the ICT4Water cluster will host a special side-event to Water Innovation Europe (WIE) 2024. This year’s conference is all about recognising the crucial role of water for bolstering the European economic competitiveness, and the urgent […]
On December 1st 2017, the ICT4Water cluster presented an Action Plan to support the setting out of a Digital Single Market of Water Services. Promoted by DG-CONNECT, the action plan is a step forward from roadmaps presented in 2015 and 2016. Open workshops were held as core sessions of big water sector events, such as Water Wise Conference, Water Innovation Europe, EIP Water conference 2017, DG RTD /EASME “Boosting Research & Innovation in the Water Sector: The Impact of EU-funded actions” and several bilateral events, with ICT4Water cluster members discussing and proposing how to afford digital water challenges, so as to collect and define the views presented in this strategic document. Additionally, collaborative contributions provided by co-members of several associations and working groups such as Water Europe (former WssTP), BDVA, AIOTI and EIP Water were collected too.
The Action Plan for a Digital Single Market for Water Services is focusing on a wider approach including Water Management, Treatment, Reuse, Circular Economy and every water-related area, and all other relevant areas where ICT can contribute. It proposes the creation of a borderless Digital single market for water services, and contributes to the Connected Digital Single Market and the Resilient Energy Union objectives by promoting sustainable smart technologies in the water sector.
The official version of the Action Plan from 2018 is available here. The ICT4Water cluster members have prepared an update of the Action Plan in June 2023 which is available here.