ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Webinar Series Part 4: Intelligent Water Management Systems Using IOT and AI
3 November 2020

As cities continue to grow, so does the demand for clean water. This presents a huge challenge for water utilities in developing countries, who are already dealing with aging water network infrastructure and other maintenance issues. This emphasizes the need to implement a sustainable water management system to optimize the operational efficiency of water utilities while enhancing service delivery to customers. Upgrading water supply systems must be a cross-sectoral effort aligning urban growth with growth of the water supply capacity.

Data-driven intelligent applications can help create an integrated smart water management solution that monitors various assets, water quality and supply data in real-time. Cloud-based platforms communicate with smart sensors installed throughout the water transmission and distribution network, providing much needed analytics and insights that allow water utilities to make informed decisions regarding water quality, leakages, demand forecasting, and system maintenance.

This webinar explored how artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, the internet of things (IOT), and big data are being used to enhance resilience and improve asset management of water utilities by way of real-time dynamic monitoring and control systems. Panelists shared the benefits provided by these smart water management solutions, along with best practices and specific use cases.

(Part 4 of the ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund Webinar Series)

Program and Learning Materials
Session / Activity Title Speaker(s)
Brief AASCTF Digital Solutions Brief: Intelligent Water Systems Using AI and IOT
This 2-page document sets out opportunities, benefits and prerequisites for pursuing intelligent water management systems using AI and IOT, with…
Presentation Data Driven Solutions
This presentation discussed how AI and Data Analytics with Smart Sensing helps improve critical main water failure prediction accuracy, water quality…
Fang Chen
Presentation Smarter Water - How Ramboll Applies AI in the Water Sector
This presentation discussed AI-powered smart water management solutions that help water suppliers predict water consumption, forecast concentration…
Robin Schlenga
Presentation Smart Water Management - The Singapore Experience
This presentation discussed the driving factors towards Singapore's shift towards intelligent water management and some of the smart solutions and…
Tiing Liang Moh

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Event Coordinator/s

  • Joris van Etten

ADB Organizer/s

  • Southeast Asia Department
  • Water and Urban Development Sector Office

Topics

  • Urban Development
  • Water
  • ICT