A survey of water utilities’ digital transformation: drivers, impacts, and enabling technologies
dc.contributor.author | Daniel, I | |
dc.contributor.author | Ajami, NK | |
dc.contributor.author | Castelletti, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Savic, D | |
dc.contributor.author | Stewart, RA | |
dc.contributor.author | Cominola, A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-05T09:54:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-07-07 | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-10-05T07:03:50Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Climate change and urbanization challenge utilities’ pursuit of water security worldwide. While water utilities are directly impacted by climate change, their operations also contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. Digital technologies have proven effective in improving utilities’ operations, leading to a more sustainable urban water cycle. However, the global progress of digital water transformation remains largely understudied. Here, we present the results of an online survey involving 64 utilities from 28 countries investigating the impacts of digital transformation on the water utility sector, its drivers, and key-enabling technologies. We found that the water distribution system is the entry point to further adoption of digital technologies in the whole urban water cycle. Furthermore, technology adoption is driven primarily by economic benefits, followed by government regulation and hydroclimatic factors. Starting from the survey results, we point out avenues for further research targeting a better understanding of the influence of regulation, corporate mindset, and consumer involvement for successful digital transformation. | en_GB |
dc.format.extent | 51- | |
dc.identifier.citation | Vol. 6, article 51 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41545-023-00265-7 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/134173 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0001-9567-9041 (Savic, Dragan) | |
dc.identifier | ScopusID: 35580202000 (Savic, Dragan) | |
dc.identifier | ResearcherID: G-2071-2012 | L-8559-2019 (Savic, Dragan) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Nature Research | en_GB |
dc.rights | © The Author(s) 2023. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons license and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. | en_GB |
dc.title | A survey of water utilities’ digital transformation: drivers, impacts, and enabling technologies | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2023-10-05T09:54:28Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2059-7037 | |
exeter.article-number | 51 | |
dc.description | This is the final version. Available on open access from Nature Research via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data availability: All data acquired through the Smart Water Survey and used within this study is available anonymized upon request to the corresponding authors. | en_GB |
dc.description | Code availability: The Python code developed for the feature selection of UDS predictors and for the statistical tests is available upon request to the corresponding authors. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2059-7037 | |
dc.identifier.journal | npj Clean Water | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | npj Clean Water, 6(1) | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2023-06-21 | |
rioxxterms.version | VoR | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2023-07-07 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2023-10-05T09:51:44Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | VoR | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2023-10-05T09:54:29Z | |
refterms.panel | B | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2023-07-07 |
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