Smart Monitoring of Urban Wastewater

Urban wastewater management is facing growing demands for more efficient, sustainable and data-driven monitoring. The Smart Monitoring of Urban Wastewater (SMUt) project brings together partners from Germany and the Netherlands to explore new approaches to wastewater monitoring and strengthen cross-border collaboration in the Ems-Dollart region. By linking municipalities, water authorities and research institutions, the project lays the groundwork for developing smarter and more efficient solutions for the future of urban wastewater management.

Data for All

Understanding, processing and utilising relevant data from a wide range of sources has become a central component of digital transformation in both the public and private sectors. In this context, gaining insights and developing methodologies to establish data-driven services contributes to what is known as ‘data sovereignty’. However, such potential is far less fully exploited by local and regional authorities than by national and federal administrations or private businesses and industry.