Our e-shape pilot Pilot 5.1 | Improved historical water availability & quality information service and our partners EARSC and Eurisy participated in the the WaterMarketEurope event on March 24th 2021.

During the session "Digital and Cybersecurity solutions for Utilities and Industries" Ilias Pechlivanidis from SMHI presented the "Exploring the potential of earth observations for the water sector: Tailoring large-scale water services to ensure local customization", while Fransesca Piatto from EARSC and Annalisa Donati from Eurisy presented "The untapped potential for satellite-based applications in the water management domain: a market and users' benefits perspective".

The new European Commission highlights how the development of digital technologies and economy is one of the top priorities for making Europe competitive and holding the leadership in the global scenario.

The water sector needs new digital solutions for a resilient and secure water smart society and digital technologies already are and will continue changing the water domain with a strong impact on the water market development in Europe and beyond, opening significant and unprecedented business opportunities.

With the digitalization of the water systems, solutions rapidly spread into addressing water emerging challenges to maximize the efficiency of the systems, but also serious cybersecurity threats arise for the users such as industries and water utilities.

Water Market Europe 2021 focused on digital water solutions that:

• have proven to be effective in increasing the efficiency of the systems while reducing losses, preventing failures and increase cost-effectiveness for utilities and industries.
• are a terrific market opportunity for solution providers to address water emerging challenges and maximize the efficiency of the systems.
• are able to address and prevent existing and arising cyber-security threats.