This is a presentation made by Edward Curry at the Waternomics final event on 31/01/2017 for welcoming the participants and sharing an overview of the project contributions
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Welcome and Project Overview
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Project co-funded by the European
Commission within the 7th Framework
Program (Grant Agreement No. 619660)
WELCOME & PROJECT OVERVIEW
PROJECT FINAL EVENT, GALWAY 31/1/2017
EDWARD CURRY
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THE GLOBAL WATER CHALLENGE
Water resources are under
stress because of:
• Climate change
• Urbanisation
• Increased world population
• Resource demand
• Water Scarcity
• Need for resource security &
supply
How can ICT help in
securing access to
sufficient and safe water?
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▶ Type of project: Collaborative project
▶ Project start date: February 2014
▶ Duration: 36 months
▶ Effort: 416 PM
▶ Budget: €4.287M
▶ Max EC contribution: €2.905M
▶ Consortium: 9 partners
▶ Countries: 4
▶ SMEs: 4
▶ Pilots: 4
ABOUT WATERNOMICS
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s
Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological
development and demonstration under grant agreement no
619660.
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