Amount awarded: £880,318
Led by: Northumbrian Water
Partners: AWG Group, Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, Scottish Water, SES Water, United Utilities, South West Water, Dwr Cymru Welsh Water, Southern Water, Yorkshire Water, Sia Partners, Aiimi, Open Data Institute, Costain.
See project updates on Stream’s LinkedIn page.
Most people know that turning on the tap activates a complex process where water flows along networks of pipes into our homes and businesses.
Most people aren’t aware, however, of the critical role data plays in enabling this. From identifying customers who need support to finding leaks, data is the lifeblood enabling the water sector to deliver benefits to our customers, society, and the environment.
Between now and 2024, Stream will design and deliver the ‘network of data pipes’ needed to share useful industry datasets in a secure, standardised and easy to access way. This will allow our data to flow into larger datasets, enabling us to collaboratively solve tough sector challenges. But Stream’s impact reaches beyond the water sector. Experience from other sectors, like banking and transport, shows that publishing data publicly builds trust and arms innovators with the information needed to launch new services which further benefit society.
This project is now complete, with progress continuing through Stream 2.
The second phase of the project is being supported by further funding from the Water Breakthrough Challenge 3: Transform Stream; read more about Stream 2 here.
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