1. Presentation of the ICT4Water cluster
Aude Glénisson
Project Officer
DG Communications Networks, Content & Technology
Digital Society, Trust and Cybersecurity
Smart Mobility and Living

2. Video presenting the ICT4Water Cluster

3. Why ICT4Water cluster? Challenges Opportunities Fragmented markets
Lack of new business models and financing solutions
Need for knowledge sharing and capacity building
Challenges
Increase cooperation among water regulators, operators and users
Improving water management, competitiveness and sustainability
Exporting European knowledge in a strong growth market
Opportunities

4. The ICT4Water Cluster CURRENT 2015 2013 2012 30 EU projects 
Five (5) Collaborative EU projects
Ten (10) Collaborative EU projects
Ten (10) Collaborative EU project
Five (5) Coordination and Support Actions
30 EU projects 
300 Organizations 
CURRENT
2015
2013
2012
2012 : FP7 projects : Demand side: Efficient Water Resources Management 3 key building blocks: Demand management systems, Decision support systems, Data management
2013 : FP7 projects : Supply side: To pilot and demonstrate ICT systems and services for efficient water use and reuse to improve awareness, To induce changes in consumer behaviour.
2015 : H2020 projects – Water management regarding quality, better supply and demand (quantity), waste water treatement, extrem event (flood), smart irrigation, leakages management, surface water management, pre-commercial procurement for buying research in smart water metering, social platform.
All of them are dealing with water management but with strong ICT component.

5. Synergies Exchange of information and experiences between members
Maximize common Dissemination & Exploitation
Organise special sessions in conferences and trade shows
Advise EC on Roadmaps, Action Plans and new policies
Common development of guidelines, strategies, procedures and standards
Building New opportunities
Everyone can lead initiatives!!!
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Common topics – not to reinvent the wheel
Efficient Water use and reuse (circular economy)
Reduce Total Cost of Ownership for water ICT
Big Data, Data Sharing and privacy management
Consumer awareness
Decision Supporting System
Water-energy nexus and Water-food-energy nexus
Standardization
Interoperability

6. 6
Evolution
Smart water ecosystems for replicable high impact solutions
Implementation Action Plan for Digital Water
Growing
the
community
ICT4Water cluster
300 Partners
in 30 Projects
Roadmaps 2015 & 2016
Gaps and challenges
analysis
Fragmented Water market
Past
Future

7. Roadmap 2015 Roadmap 2016 Action Plan 2017 Outcomes
Focused on Water Management
Technological, social and organizational challenges:
- Cost/Benefit analysis of ICT
- Synergies across sectors
- Data sharing
- interoperability
- Standardization
- Indicators
Roadmap 2016
Focused in Water Management
Main Gaps and Challenges to be addressed:
- Big Data
- Data infrastructures
- Link with Smart Cities
- Nexus, Water–Food-Energy
- Lack of reliable field trials
Action Plan 2017
Identifies challenges, actions, timelines and implementation tools for bringing the benefits of the Digital Single Market to the water sector
Roadmaps 2015 & 2016 showed gaps and challenges. Now it is time to move forward with Smart Data Management, Internet of Things, Cloud, smart telecommunication. They will be the key drivers for the digital transformation. Digital is not a trend, it is how we live and mostly, it is not an option!
The Action Plan defines Actions in the water management by promoting also the development and adoption of standards that ensure compatibility between systems, data and services across sectors. All sectors included in Smart Cities, among others, the water, eGov, spatial planning, building, mobility, energy management, and many others.

8. Interoperability pilot
Success stories
Summer School
Project Events
Interoperability pilot
On top of DAIAD's project that won the Innovation Radar Prize with its device Amphiro b1, that records water consumption and related energy in the shower. We had other success stories
DAIAD has recently won the Innovation Radar Prize in the category 'Tech for Society' at the ICT proposers' day in Budapest

9. Lydia S. Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia
More information
ICT4Water website:
ICT4Water video
Roadmap 2015 & 2016:
Action Plan - Discussion Platform On Futurium
Team
Aude Glénisson
Lydia S. Vamvakeridou-Lyroudia
Gabriel Anzaldi
Evdokia Achilleos
Sander Smit