Drones and microwaves promise water savings for farmers
Monash University researchers have equipped a drone with microwave sensing technology to map the soil moisture of farmland.
Monash University researchers have equipped a drone with microwave sensing technology to map the soil moisture of farmland.
Queensland Urban Utilities – responsible for the water supply and sewerage services for more than a quarter of Queensland’s population – is running Australia's first utility-led hackathon focused solely on the water industry.
As they strive to innovate and digitally transform their organisations, utilities are hitting a major barrier: their cultures.
At the Sydney Easter Show last month, CIO George Hunt was at Sydney Water's booth, handing out merchandise and talking to visitors.
Sydney Water has selected a consortium led by Wipro to design, build and run new ERP, billing and CRM systems in what has been dubbed a 'once in a generation investment'.
City West Water (CWW), one of three Victorian Government owned retail water businesses serving metropolitan Melbourne, is seeking its first CIO.
Yarra Valley Water CIO Leigh Berrell has departed from the utility for a role at auto parts company Bapcor.
Two utilities are seeking CIOs: Essential Energy in New South Wales and Southern Rural Water in Victoria.
When Geoff Purcell joined Melbourne Water in January last year, he arrived to a fragmented IT team, ageing asset management and business process systems, and endless disparate databases. But there was also a multi-million dollar, cross-business digital strategy that hoped to bring the government owned statutory authority up to date.
Sydney Water has shortlisted Wipro, Cap Gemini and Accenture as it seeks a technology partner to design, build and run new ERP, billing and CRM systems.
Queensland water distributor/retailer Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU) has embarked on IT projects designed to reduce costs such as cloud computing and website self-service.
The government seeks to establish an enterprise ICT panel of service providers at the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
One iPad has simplified the workflow and the flow of water at a Massachusetts water treatment plant.