Innovation

Technological and management innovations are driving a major shift in capacity building for water, sanitation and circular economy sectors. For instance, the incorporation of “digital technology” and “data” into traditional occupations such as electrical engineer, site manager and meter reader, is leading to a profound shift in organisational and skills management practices for water services.

New roles, such as geomaticians, are becoming essential in providing new levels of strategic insights that combine a multitude of data on varied subjects and use artificial intelligence to support decision-making.

Geospatial data, event and process models, and measurement and data acquisition and transfer technologies require rare, high-level skills. Aside from big data management, technical innovations such as drones, connected objects, Lidar, and new processes for treating new molecules are driving technological advancements in the sector.