EU consultation
125 submissions from 124 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
The Commission lists 149 submissions on this file. Shown here: the 125 from organizations. Not shown, by design: submissions from private individuals, which we never publish, and anything filed since our last weekly refresh.
67 submissions from industry — companies and their trade associations — against 12 from civil society: NGOs, consumer organizations, environmental groups and trade unions. That is 5.6 industry submissions for every one from civil society.
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
What the room declares
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026). The cost figure sums band floors, so the true total is higher.
The file, right now
The consultation closed on 24 Jun 2026 — it ran from 27 May 2026.
How it got here
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned, Communication.
125 positions · showing 25
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The European Association of National Metrology Institutes (EURAMET) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the European Commissions (EC) initiative to accelerate digitalisation for water management through three pillars: AI-driven big data, large-scale Internet-of-Things deployment and routine Earth observation.
Aqua Trace Solutions Ltd. welcomes the European Commission initiative to accelerate digitalisation in the water sector. The Digital Water Action Plan is an important opportunity to support practical technologies that improve water resilience, reduce physical losses, and help utilities manage ageing infrastructure more effectively. Aqua Trace Solutions Ltd.
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Managing the EU’s water resources requires a smart digital system to improve real-time forecasting and reduce costs. The initiative accelerates digitalisation through 3 pillars: AI-enabled big data, large-scale deployment of the Internet of Things and systematic Earth observation. This initiative aims to provide reliable services, cut red tape and foster a competitive market.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
Saur strongly supports the European Commissions ambition to accelerate the digitalisation of the water sector, which we consider a key enabler to achieve the objectives of the European Water Resilience Strategy.
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GOSPACE LABS welcomes the proposed Digital Action Plan for the water sector and supports its ambition to accelerate the digital transformation of water management across Europe. The focus on artificial intelligence, the internet of things, Earth observation and interoperability is highly relevant. We also appreciate the recognition of the importance of real-time monitoring and smart early warning systems.
The NRW Ecosystem is accelerating Digitalization to Boost Water Loss Reduction. Initiated by Flemish drinking water utilities in cooperation with the Flanders Environment Agency, AquaFlanders and VITO-VITO Kennispunt Water, the ecosystem aims to act as a centre of excellence for resilient and sustainable water infrastructure management.
Digitalisation offers significant opportunities to improve efficiency and sustainability in the water sector. Speeding up implementation is therefore to be welcomed in principle. However, this requires a structured roll-out, taking into account technical, economic and organisational circumstances.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
ÁguaSistemas is a Portuguese water-sector company supporting utilities with smart metering, network monitoring and leak detection, including satellite-based subsurface detection. We strongly welcome this initiative.
Arup welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop an EU Action Plan for the digitalisation of the water sector. Digitalisation plays an important role in strengthening Europes water resilience, improving water infrastructure, and supporting better decisions. However, the success of the Action Plan should be judged by the outcomes digitalisation delivers, not by technology deployment alone.
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The strengthening of water managers capacities in the field of digitalisation for better water management, climate adaptation and water resilience is a core strategic priority for the International Office for Water (OiEau) and the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO).
The EEB welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Call for Evidence on the digitalization of the water sector, which is one of the flagship actions of the Water Resilience Strategy. The EEB recommends to only promote those digital solutions where the potential benefits for water protection and resilience clearly outweigh the negative impacts stemming from digital infrastructure, such as data centres.
This technical contribution highlights the importance of digital water management and water quality data for strengthening Europes water resilience. It argues that Europe needs to move from fragmented and reactive water management towards integrated, predictive and data-driven approaches.
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EurEau represents Europe's water sector, bringing together 70,000 public and private drinking water and wastewater service providers across 33 countries. The Commission has sealed an overall ambitious policy direction in its Call for evidence on the future water sector digitalisation action plan.
As the representative body for the group water scheme sector in Ireland, the National Federation of Group Water Schemes (NFGWS) supports the development of an EU-wide Action Plan on digitalisation in the water sector that is mindful of empowering community-level water suppliers.
Coldiretti, the largest organisation representing farmers in Italy and Europe, with its 1.6 million members, welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to gather input and views on accelerating digitalisation for better management and sustainability of the water sector. Please refer to the attached position paper for a detailed explanation of the proposals and recommendations made by Coldiretti.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
Nepta (a fully-owned subsidiary of the Italgas Group) supports the Commissions Digital Action Plan to modernise water management through digital technologies and to address governance and market gaps. We recognise European Commission efforts to reduce losses and fragmentation in the water sector, and we respond to this Call as an operator that has already deployed many of the solutions the Commission aims to promote…
CNR (Compagnie Nationale du Rhône) has been the concessionaire of the French State for the development of the Rhône river since 1934 and is thus responsible for three joint and several tasks: dhydropower production, the development of river navigation and the binding of agricultural land in the Rhône valley.
Filed in French · English published by the European Commission
We believe that carrying out the following activities in the digitalisation process can make a significant contribution to improving the performance of public water operators: 1. Infrastructure connection of critical facilities a. Building its own secure communication network between all critical infrastructure facilities 2. Implementation of an asset management system (Asset management) a.
Filed in Croatian · English published by the European Commission
1. Treat Water Data as strategic infrastructures 2. Enable better decisions with data 3. Promote interoperability at source and use FAIR principles 4. Establish National Water Data Portals as trusted intermediaries 5 develop shared components as open-source software
De Unie van Waterschappen spreekt haar steun uit voor dit initiatief, onderschrijft de meerwaarde ervan en benadrukt graag dat in de Nederlandse context al relevante praktijkervaring is opgedaan die wij actief willen delen en inzetten om constructief bij te dragen aan de verdere uitwerking en implementatie van dit voorstel.
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1. Nuance Effectiveness: Digitalisation can help with better demand forecasting, early detection of leakages, smarter maintenance, energy efficiency, better monitoring of sources and faster detection of drought, salinisation or pollution.
Filed in Dutch · English published by the European Commission
The VÖWG welcomes in principle the use of digital solutions where they make a concrete contribution to the safety, quality assurance, resource efficiency and operational performance of public water and wastewater companies. At the same time, from the point of view of services of general interest, it is crucial that digitalisation is not seen as an end in itself.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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In the view of the Federal Institute for Water Sciences, the digitalisation of water data is a necessary condition for water resilience, including the resilience of waterway infrastructure. Points to underline are: (1) A competitive European AI tool for quality control, analysis and prediction of water quantity and quality, water demand and availability.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
figawa would like to thank the EU-Commission for the opportunity to submit our comments to respond to the have your say Water sector accelerating digitalisation for better management and sustainability This position paper addresses the need for a comprehensive digital transformation of the European water sector.
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Danfoss welcomes this call for evidence and urges the Commission to explicitly recognise digitalisation as an energy efficiency investment, not only a water management tool. Water and energy systems are structurally interdependent, and water utilities are among the largest municipal electricity consumers in many Member States. Digitalising water management is therefore fundamentally an energy efficiency measure.
Researchers at the Sheffield Water Centre, University of Sheffield confirm the importance of the three pillars of the plan, and highlight the following based on their experiences: It is crucial to maintain quality over quantity.
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EU-ASE welcomes this call for evidence and urges the Commission to explicitly acknowledge digitalisation as an energy efficiency investment, not only a water management tool. Water and energy systems are structurally interdependent: abstracting, treating, distributing, heating, cooling and collecting water all consume energy, while energy generation depends on reliable water for cooling and hydropower.
AQUA EUROPE AISBL emphasizes the growing importance of advancing digitalisation across the water sector and supports initiatives that help speed up this transition. Innovative tools such as artificial intelligence, smart sensors, smart water meters, digital twins, and IoT-based technologies provide valuable opportunities to improve operational performance, strengthen resilience, and promote sustainable water…
The Regional Government of the Azores welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to accelerate the digitalisation of the water sector, recognising that digital transformation can play a decisive role in improving the efficiency, sustainability and resilience of water management systems.
Filed in Portuguese · English published by the European Commission
Submitted by Prof. A. Cominola (TU Berlin/ECDF), Prof. D. Savic (KWR/University of Exeter), and Prof. A. Castelletti (Politecnico di Milano/CMCC) We strongly welcome the Commissions initiative to develop an EU-wide Action Plan on digitalisation in the water sector.
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The citizen science project Water Future. Voices from Berlin and Brandenburg, based at the Berlin Museum of Natural Sciences, in cooperation with the Berlin Senate Administration for Mobility, Transport, Climate and Environmental Protection, welcome efforts to digitise and standardise water data in the EU.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
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Dear colleagues, Thank you for your communication regarding the Call for Evidence supporting the development of a new EU Action Plan on digitalization in the water sector. On behalf of ERSAR the Portuguese Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority, I am pleased to submit our contribution to this consultation, in the file in attach.
The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector, as a flagship initiative of the European water resilience strategy and the European Ocean Pact, and supports further connectivity between the EU Ocean Research and Innovation Strategy (ORIS) and the Water Resilience Strategy and the development of fully…
Russula welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the European Commissions call for evidence on the upcoming action plan to accelerate the digitalization of the water sector. The challenges identified by the Commission fragmented digital systems, limited interoperability, insufficient use of real-time data and the need for more resilient water management are closely aligned with Russulas experience in complex…
Opinion of the Verband der deutschen Binnenfischerei und Aquaculture e.V. (Association of German Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture): German inland fishing and aquaculture generally support the objective of making water management more efficient and resilient through digital technologies. An improved data base can help to objectiveise water management decisions and use water resources in a more sustainable way.
Filed in German · English published by the European Commission
ASINCA provides input to the public consultation launched by the European Commission, with the aim of helping to ensure that the Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector responds to the specific reality of the outermost regions and the Canary Islands’ industrial fabric, ensuring that the digital transition of the water sector is inclusive, territorialised and compatible with the EU’s industrial competitiveness…
Filed in Spanish · English published by the European Commission
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The Danish Ministry of Environment welcomes the Commission's ambitions to accelerate digitalisation across all levels and actors in the water sector in order to address inefficient water management, reduce administrative burdens, build capacity and tackle disparities in digitalisation that limit EU-wide cooperation.
The European Water Association (EWA) welcomes the Commissions initiative to develop an EU Action Plan on the digitalisation of the water sector. As a pan-European, non-governmental and non-profit technical and scientific umbrella organisation bringing together water professionals and national associations across Europe, EWA supports an ambitious but practical approach to digitalisation that strengthens water…
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The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) strongly supports the European Commission's ambition to establish a Digitalisation Action Plan (DAP) for the water sector as a key delivery mechanism of the European Water Resilience Strategy.
Digital solutions play a crucial role in strengthening water management, resilience, and sustainability across Europe. They improve water-use efficiency, enable predictive maintenance, enhance service continuity, and support pollution detection and management.
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AQUAMON Advanced QUAlity MOnitoring system of water in urbaN areas (https://aquamon-project.eu/ ) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop an EU-wide Action Plan on digitalisation in the water sector, including smart monitoring for all.
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The Basilicata Region, and in particular the Water Resources Office, welcomes the Commission’s initiative to draw up an EU-wide action plan on the digitalisation of the water sector as part of the Water Resilience Strategy.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
ANEA (Associazione Nazionale degli Enti d’Ambito) represents the local regulatory bodies that may have competences in both the water and waste sectors. In general, the objective of accelerating digitalisation in the water sector at all levels and for all actors involved is considered very important.
Filed in Italian · English published by the European Commission
The DVGW (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water) is a leading technical standardisation body and knowledge platform in Germanys water sector. It develops rules and standards and supports safe, reliable and sustainable water supply through a broad network of utilities, experts and research institutions.
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One of the key requirements for effective resource management is the availability of reliable data, and sensors are the first step in the acquisition chain. As the need for higher spatial and temporal resolution grows, alongside the monitoring of a wider range of parameters, new solutions are emerging.
Ecolab welcomes the Commissions intention to accelerate digitalisation across the water sector. The Digital Action Plan should be designed as an operational enabler of the European Water Resilience Strategy: not only a plan for more data, but a framework that converts data into measurable reductions in water risk, water withdrawals, energy use, emissions and operating costs.
Autodesk welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector under the European Water Resilience Strategy. As a global leader in Design and Make technology, Autodesk strongly supports the Commission's objective of accelerating digitalisation across the water sector to improve water management, strengthen resilience, reduce administrative burdens, and enhance Europe's…
The Romanian Water Association (ARA) the professional association of Romania's water and wastewater operators, predominantly the regional operating companies, and the Romanian member of EurEau welcomes the Commission's intention to develop an EU-wide Action Plan on the digitalisation of the water sector under the Water Resilience Strategy.
The Action Plan's inclusion of "routine Earth Observation" is strongly welcomed by the TRANSCEND research project. However, to realise this ambition we must address significant technical, institutional, and governance challenges to application of EO data in water management. 1. EO as a tool for closing the agricultural water data gap. Agricultural water use remains poorly quantified across Europe.
Betlis early-stage water-technology company, Switzerland We welcome the Commission's initiative. As a young company building software for water and wastewater treatment plants, we work directly with the fragmentation problem this consultation describes, and we offer a practitioner's perspective from the plant level. The core problem, seen from the plant floor.
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On behalf of the Water Sensitive Cities Partnership from the Urban Agenda for the EU, we submit the following feedback for the call for evidence. The Partnership shares the need for standardization and interoperability for the digitalization of Europes Water Sector, with a direct link with EU regulatory compliance, allowing member states to report information and make assessments in almost real-time, while allowing…
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This feedback is submitted on behalf of the FAIR2Adapt consortium, a Horizon Europe project (EOSC) advancing FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and open datasets, software and workflows (collectively, 'data') for climate change adaptation, together with the ClimateAdapt4EOSC project. We welcome the initiative and its three pillars: AI-driven big data, large-scale IoT, and routine Earth observation.
This submission responds to the European Commissions call for evidence on water sector digitalisation (Ref. Ares (2026)5310172). ASTERRA is a satellite-based water infrastructure monitoring company using L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR), with operational deployments across multiple EU Member States, including France, Italy, Portugal, Greece, Belgium, and Germany, as well as Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Water management is becoming a critically important policy challenge across Europe. As highlighted by Farm Europe in its report Water crisis in the agricultural sector: from a diversity of water-related challenges to context-specific responses, no region of the EU is untouched by water-related pressures.
Cognizant strongly supports the imitative and confirms the relevance of its strategic pillars AI driven analytics, digital twins, large-scale IoT, remote sensing and earth observation and a digital governance framework. From our delivery experience we can draw some expert evidence to these points.
We strongly welcome and support this initiative, as it closely aligns with our corporate purpose: We install the lifelines of the buildings of tomorrow. As a solutions provider in piping system, Viega is committed to advancing sustainable and efficient water use across the entire value chain.
EuroGeoSurveys (EGS) represents the Geological Survey Organisations (GSOs) of Europe. Our members are the public authorities responsible for collecting, managing, and providing trusted geological and subsurface data, including groundwater information that is essential for water security, climate adaptation, environmental protection, and sustainable resource management.
Comments from the Province of Styria on the consultation for a European Commission digital action plan for the water sector: The consultation on the Digital Action Plan for the water sector raises a number of issues that Styria already considers potentially critical in the context of the EU Water Resilience Strategy, including in line with the subsidiarity principle.
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Aqua Publica Europea (APE) welcomes the European Commission's Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector as a necessary and timely initiative. Our members publicly owned water utilities managing drinking water and wastewater services for tens of millions of EU citizens have a direct operational stake in getting this right. This response draws on structured input from APE members across several Member States.
SAVEOCEAN AS is a Norwegian ocean technology company working at the intersection of open science, AI, and marine conservation, focused on accelerating UN SDG 14. We develop ESG-ready environmental monitoring tools and smart marina management infrastructure for coastal and marine environments.
The mioty Alliance e.V., founded in 2020, is an international community with over 70 members, including more than 40 European organizations representing over 75,000 employees. It promotes mioty® as a European, standards-based IoT technology enabling secure, scalable and interoperable digital infrastructure.
Mediterranean & Greek Water Infrastructure Idiosyncrasies. Olympios Group strongly supports the EU Digital Action Plan for the water sector. However, for the initiative to be truly resilient, it must actively integrate the distinct operational realities of the Mediterranean basin, and specifically Greece.
Bitkom welcomes the European Commissions call for evidence on the development of a Digital Action Plan for the water sector. We consider this initiative an opportunity to align the digital transformation with sustainable water management, resource protection, and European competitiveness.
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bNovate Technologies develops online microbial water quality sensors deployed across drinking water, water reuse, and industrial applications. We welcomes the initiative and would like to highlight one specific point for consideration. The action plan identifies large-scale IoT deployment, including smart sensors and meters, as a core pillar for more agile water management.
vorteX-io welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a Digital Action Plan for the water sector, a flagship deliverable of the Water Resilience Strategy. vorteX-io contributes to this call as a developer and operator of autonomous hydrological monitoring stations, used by public authorities (cities, water manager, civil security) across Europe to monitor rivers in real time and anticipate extreme…
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Esri is a worldwide leader in GIS technology, supporting the digital modernisation of water management. Its ArcGIS platform helps water utilities, public bodies, and regulators bring together and use data effectively. This supports better analysis, decision-making, and day-to-day operations across the water sector.
NTT DATA supports the European Commissions initiative to accelerate the digitalisation of the water sector as a strategic enabler of water resilience, sustainability and better governance. Our position is that Europe already has many of the necessary technologies; the main challenge is to scale proven solutions, improve interoperability and enable trusted data sharing across Member States.
The Spanish experience with the implementation of a Strategic Project for Economic Recovery and Transformation (PERTE) for the Digitalisation of the Water Cycle is one of the most advanced cases in Europe when it comes to digital transformation of the water sector.
Kemira welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a digital action plan for the water sector and supports its main objective of accelerating digitalization across all levels and actors in the water sector.
The PCP WISE project directly addresses one of the core challenges identified in the EU Action Plan for the Digitalisation of the Water Sector: the lack of standardised electronic reporting and insufficient digitalisation that currently hinder Member States' capacity to overcome data fragmentation and make water-related information findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable.
The European Digital Action Plan for the water sector presents a strategic opportunity to enhance EU competitiveness. As the digital share of the value chain grows, Europe faces both unprecedented opportunity and critical challenge: greater dependence on foreign technologies could lead to value leakage outside Europe and weaken the EU's industrial base, sovereignty and long-term economic performance.
PCP WISE is an EU-funded Pre-Commercial Procurement project that tackles the digitalisation gap in Europe's water sector by enabling public authorities to jointly procure advanced monitoring solutions for soil-water-vegetation systems across Member States.
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The T. G. Masaryk Water Research Institute, as a public research organisation from the Czech Republic, welcomes the preparation of the European Action Plan for the digitalisation of the water sector. In our view, the Action Plan should not focus solely on new sensors, smart water meters and data platforms. Equal attention should be paid to making better use of water-related data that already exist.
Telefónica welcomes the European Commissions initiative to accelerate the digitalisation of the water sector and considers it a key opportunity to consolidate the transformation of a strategic sector for sustainability, water resilience and European competitiveness.
DANUBIUS-RI Feedback to the Call for Evidence on the Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector. DANUBIUS-RI is a pan-European Research Infrastructure supporting cutting-edge research and innovation across the riversea continuum. It serves research, industry and policy communities by advancing a holistic understanding of RiverSea Systems and their sustainable management.
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The Network of Cities with Lakes, representing member municipalities with 90 lakes across the Greek territory and a total population of 1,200,000 residents (11.26% of the national population), fully supports the European Commissions initiative to accelerate digitalization in the water sector.
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The WaterWise Excellence Hub (https://waterwisehub.eu/) welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector, as a timely and essential step towards overcoming the long-standing fragmentation of digital water management systems across Europe and unlocking the full potential of advanced technologies to build a more resilient, efficient and sustainable water future for…
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The Taighde Eireann / Research Ireland TRACE project team strongly supports the European Commissions initiative to accelerate digitalisation in the water sector, recognising that managing water across its full cycle is essential to achieving resilient and sustainable systems.
U.Di.Con. APS welcomes the European Commission’s initiative to speed up the digitalisation of the water sector, recognising it as a strategic need to improve resource management, increase sustainability and ensure greater access to information and transparency of services for consumers.
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Techem welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the development of the Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector and supports the ambition of the European Commission to enhance water efficiency and resilience across the EU building stock.
The UNIVERSWATER project welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a Digitalisation Action Plan for the Water Sector. As a Horizon Europe project that aims to adopt a system of systems approach by developing and improving technologies designed to optimise water resource use in the agricultural sector, UNIVERSWATER shows that the EUs water resilience and agricultural transition agendas require a…
AI and data: EU Digital Action Plan (DAP) should recognise that trustworthy AI in water is built on robust data foundations and prioritise investment in integrated operational data infrastructure as the enabler of safe and valuable AI adoption.
The European Water Tech Accelerator welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a digital action plan for the water sector. Digitalization is essential for fostering efficient resource management, optimizing operational performance, and building resilience against increasing environmental and climatic pressures.
WATERVERSE project welcomes the EU Commission's initiative to develop a Digitalisation Action Plan for the Water Sector. WATERVERSE is a Horizon Europe project that developed a Water Data Management Ecosystem (WDME) to make data management in the water sector affordable, secure, and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable).
Subject to different climates (mountains up to the Mediterranean), Occitanie is particularly exposed to climate risks (storms, recurrent droughts, floods, high rainfall intensities, fires) and associated hazards (removal/swelling of clays, landslides/landslides, etc.).
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EU Call for Evidence Digitalisation of the Water Sector Europe needs a step-change in water efficiency. The Digitalisation Action Plan should prioritise deployment of proven technologies with immediate impact. Smart water metering is one of the most effective tools available and should be a central pillar of the initiative.
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The UrbanM2O project welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a Digitalisation Action Plan for the Water Sector. As a Horizon Europe project focused on effective monitoring and modelling solutions for data-driven urban water quality management, UrbanM2O aims to demonstrate how advanced digital technologies can support this transition by combining innovative monitoring solutions, harmonised data…
The Call for Evidence identifies a critical problem: Europe's water management remains fragmented and under-digitalized, ill-equipped for climate-driven extremes. The four strategic pillars, AI-driven analytics, IoT deployment, Earth observation integration, and coherent digital governance, are sound. However, the plan must move from principle to practice.
Bentley Systems welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop an Action Plan for the Digitalisation of the Water Sector. As a global provider of infrastructure engineering software and digital twin solutions including advanced subsurface modelling we recognise that Europes water resilience cannot be secured without a fundamental digital transformation of how water infrastructure is designed, built, and…
With Australia joining Horizon Europe from next year, this may be a good opportunity to consider AquaWatch for Europe. Developed by the Australian Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), AquaWatch is a system that takes big-data approaches to combine a) multiple Satellite EO data streams, b) scalable in-situ sensor networks, and c) AI-models to support monitoring and forecasting of Water…
CALL FOR EVIDENCE RESPONSE Water Sector Accelerating Digitalisation for Better Management and Sustainability Submitted by: AQUA European Association of Smart meter Manufacturers Initiative: 17013 Date: June 2026 Consultation deadline: 24 June 2026 Stakeholder category: Industry Water metering device manufacturers 1.
Fraunhofer welcomes the European Commission's initiative to accelerate digitalization in the water sector but argues that the current approach is too narrowly focused on technology deployment. The real barriers are regulatory design, missing business models, and systemic infrastructure flaws, not technology gaps. Digital tools are applied to a structurally broken water cycle.
WaterCampus Leeuwarden welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector as part of the European Water Resilience Strategy. We strongly support the Commissions ambition to accelerate digitalisation, enhance interoperability, and strengthen Europes leadership in water technology and innovation.
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The Verband kommunaler Unternehmen e.V. (VKU) represents over 1600 companies in the distribution and disposal sector in Germany. Water supply and sanitation are at the heart of municipal services of general interest. The VKU welcomes the Commission’s intention to accelerate the digitalisation of the water sector and the Commission’s assessment of this issue.
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Kohtari welcomes the European Commission's initiative to accelerate the digitalisation of the water sector and supports its ambition to improve water management, sustainability, resilience and transparency across Europe. Our vision is to make every significant water body digitally visible.
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Contribution to the EU Water Sector Digitalisation Action Plan Telereading Implementation Experience at Canal de Isabel II. (Public Water Utility in Madrid, Spain) 1. General approach Digitalisation of the water sector is a key opportunity to improve the efficiency, sustainability and resilience of water systems, in line with the objectives of the European Water Resilience Strategy.
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B.W.I. is a French company that produces predictions of global flows and levels through the digitalisation of watersheds. Its hydrological models are based on field data and Copernicus services (EU-Hydro, CORINE Land Cover, EU-DEM, ERA5/IFS, SoilGrids). They are real digital twins, mobilising predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to improve water resource management and anticipate extreme events.
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Europes water sector is entering a period of unprecedented pressure. Climate change, increasing drought frequency, ageing infrastructure, growing demand, stricter environmental standards and rising expectations regarding resilience are exposing the limits of traditional approaches to water management. Against this backdrop, digitalisation is no longer an optional technological upgrade.
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Emasesa appreciates the initiative of the European Commission, recognising the fragmentation of the water sector and the potential of digitalisation to improve its management. Based on our experience as a public operator, we consider it necessary to strengthen operational guidance: digitalisation should not be an end in itself, but a tool to transform data into decisions that improve the quality, efficiency…
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At AVEVA, we feel it's imperative to accelerate digitalisation in the water sector for design, build, operations, maintenance, optimization, secure data sharing. Many utilities struggle with properly managing data and using it to drive smarter decisions to address resilience, leaks, energy use, asset management, sewer overflows, chemical consumption, climate change, demand forecasting etc....
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vonRoll hydro welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a Digital Action Plan for the Water Sector and fully supports its objective of strengthening water resilience, sustainability, and operational efficiency through digital technologies. As a Swiss company with more than 200 years of experience in water infrastructure, vonRoll hydro operates worldwide through its subsidiaries and trusted partners.
The Finnish Food and Drink Industries Federation (ETL) appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the European Commissions initiative on water sector digitalisation. We support efforts to advance digital and green transitions in the water sector, which is a critical enabler of sustainable growth, competitiveness and security of supply in the food industry. Water is a key production resource for the food sector.
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The European Commission’s draft well identifies key digital challenges in the water sector, such as data fragmentation, interoperability gaps, legacy systems, and the need to use artificial intelligence, IoT solutions and digital twins to improve water management efficiency. A particular strength is the water cycle approach and the objective of creating common European approaches and standards.
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Transitioning to a Circular Economy: A Water Efficiency Framework for EU AI Data Centers Despite the constitutional mandate for environmental and natural resource protection under Articles 191 and 192 TFEU, a regulatory gap remains, which leaves water-scarce regions like Spain and Italy vulnerable.
The proposed Digitalisation Action Plan correctly identifies several of the structural challenges currently limiting the effectiveness of water governance across Europe, including fragmented digitalisation, uneven digital maturity, interoperability challenges, administrative burden, and the lack of a coherent digital governance architecture.
The RESURGENCE project welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a Digitalisation Action Plan for the Water Sector. As a Horizon Europe project that aims to make industries use resources like water and energy more wisely and reduce waste, RESURGENCE aims to demonstrate how digital technologies can accelerate the transition towards a water-smart and competitive European industry.
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We are pleased to give input in for the development of the action plan, specifically related to the pillars 'AI-driven big data analytics' and 'Large-scale deployment of the internet of things, including smart sensors and meters'. Timeseer.AI from Belgium is supplier of proprietary software in validation of time series data. Founded in 2020, Timeseer.AI employs 15 staff and is global market leader in this topic.
The IDEATION project welcomes the European Commission's initiative to develop a Digitalisation Action Plan for the Water Sector. As a Horizon Europe project that worked on the development of interoperable Digital Twins of Inland Waters (DTIWs) connected with the Digital Twin Ocean, IDEATION had generated evidence on the technical, governance and implementation conditions required to accelerate digitalisation across…
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Agriculture is particularly affected, as agriculture is one of the largest water-using sectors in the European Union. At the same time, we would like to draw attention to the fact that, according to the data in Hungary’s river basin management plans drawn up on the basis of the requirements of the Water Framework Directive, domestic agricultural water uses are significantly below the EU average, both in terms of…
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Water Europe welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a Digital Action Plan for the water sector as a flagship deliverable of the European Water Resilience Strategy. Digitalisation has the potential to transform water management by improving the management of both water quantity and quality, reducing leakages, strengthening resilience to droughts, floods and pollution events, and supporting a more…
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AquaWare is a Belgian SME building a data-driven platform that helps public authorities prioritise and monitor industrial discharges to water. We welcome this initiative and confirm the Commission's diagnosis from direct field experience in the Netherlands.
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The Geological Survey of Albania (AGS), through its Marine Geology Department, welcomes this initiative. As a national geoscientific data actor in a coastal candidate country and a contributing EMODnet partner, we offer two points we believe are under-represented in the current framing. 1. Include the subsurface and the landsea continuum.
Aguato is a B2B water-technology marketplace and AI platform (NEPTI) working with water-intensive industry textiles, cement, food and beverage across emerging and EU-adjacent markets. We support the action plan and its three pillars, and we agree with the Commission's diagnosis, particularly that tariffs which do not reflect the true value of water create a market failure suppressing digital investment.
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The proposed initiative to accelerate digitalisation in the water sector is a positive step towards strengthening the resilience of local communities and safeguarding a healthy living environment across the European Union. Improved monitoring, better access to data, and more timely information can support more effective water management, environmental protection, and climate adaptation efforts.
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Tjörn is a small island municipality on the Swedish west coast with a large distribution network relative to its population. We welcome the initiative and offer the following from our own experience. Digitalisation delivers measurable benefits when it is aimed at the right problem.
ASAJA welcomes the European Commission's initiative to accelerate the digital transformation of the water sector through Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Earth Observation and advanced data management systems. However, the Action Plan should explicitly recognize the strategic role of irrigated agriculture in water resilience, climate adaptation and food security. 1.
· · filed 1 Jun 2026 · source
Digitalization of water is key to manage the water flows and usages. This topic is on the table for years, but few progress have been made. Technologies are too expensives, lack of employees, the data lakes are proposed by vendors lock-in system (mostly from USA), it is difficult to convince city presidents to move forward in this situation.
AGRO-AI welcomes the European Commissions initiative to accelerate the digitalisation of the water sector. As an irrigation-intelligence company, we believe the greatest opportunity is not simply to collect more data, but to turn fragmented information into practical, transparent, and verifiable water-management decisions. Agricultural water management remains highly fragmented.
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At Omijo, we support the objective of accelerating the digitalisation of the water sector, provided that this development primarily meets the operational needs of regions and users. Digitalisation can improve incident monitoring, disruption management, alert dissemination, response coordination and understanding of resource tensions.
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This is a very important signal for the European water sector. From our perspective at PYDRO, the starting point is clear: real-time monitoring needs to become a core part of Europes water digitalisation strategy. Smart meters are essential for understanding consumption, but they alone will not solve water losses.
From Monitoring Water to Predicting Water Resilience The EU Action Plan should expand digitalisation beyond smart metering, leak detection and operational monitoring. Europe increasingly faces compound water risks including declining river flows, soil moisture deficits, flood events, groundwater stress and climate-driven hydrological instability.
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There are right now fantastic digital tool supporting farmers for improved irrigation. They are private software and public tools (SATIVUM , SIAR) and also sector backed tools such ours C3-SIGCEX. Despite this, even the free access tools lack of uptake due to barriers and digital divide. It compromises them since are also based on farm information retrofeeding.
· · filed 29 May 2026 · source
In a context marked by climate change, pressure on natural resources and growing water demand, water management has become a priority challenge. In this scenario, the deployment of a smart and digital system that can improve real-time forecasts and reduce costs is not only desirable, but also essential.
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Digitalisation of the birch sector is a necessity. The deployment of connected sensors, smart meters and data platforms is a major lever to improve resource management. We fully support this ambition. However, our field experience in agricultural irrigation leads us to make a structural observation for the success of this strategy. Before connecting, you need to understand what you are connecting.
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