Digital Is Making Waves

But Can the Water Sector Leapfrog Other Markets in Technology Adoption?

By Gigi Karmous-Edwards

Opportunity for Digital

In this age, digital is evolving so rapidly that it is hard to keep up with all of the emerging innovations. Two important questions to ask are: what impact does that have on the water sector? Can these technologies be adopted by water utilities at the same rate as other industries? Although there is an increase of digital adoption in water, the sector still lags behind other industries in digital migration. Some reasons cited for the slower adoption rate include the following: a risk adverse industry, aging work forces, and a fragmented market. All of these factors have an impact, but in order to change the current trajectory, a true understanding of the key barriers to adoption is needed.