A new DW2020 synergy group publication on Digitalisation in the water sector: Recommendations for policy developments at EU Level has been published this week. It contains an overview of current gaps in the EU legislative framework that hinder the use of the benefits of digitalisation in water sector as well as proposes concrete recommendations on how to overcome them. The publication highlights that digital solutions and innovations are needed to ensure sustainable and cost-efficient water management that can tackle challenges such as climate change, pollution and depletion of water resources and cyber threats. This joint policy brief is based on evidence from the development of 38 products and services as well as in 21 case studies of 5 ‘digital water’ H2020 projects – the active ICT4Water cluster members – DWC, ScoreWater, Fiware4Water, NAIADES and aqua3S.
