I agree about the silos and that being the problem. These silos are trying to be addressed in the developed world, but as you can imagine, generations of institutions being built within these silos makes it challenging to integrate. That doesn't mean it isn't something that must be done, I'm just addressing the reality that developed countries that have decades and trillions of dollars invested in these silo assets and institutions aren't going to tear them down, instead they are trying to bridge the gap between these silos, and coordinate. This is inefficient and not optimal, but it's the only realistic near term solution in developed countries. Developing countries however should be incorporating systems that address water, energy, data and communications together...we now know better and the (relatively) blank canvas of developing countries should use these best practices.

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I agree about the silos and that being the problem. These silos are trying to be addressed in the developed world, but as you can imagine, generations of institutions being built within these silos makes it challenging to integrate. That doesn't mean it isn't something that must be done, I'm just addressing the reality that developed countries that have decades and trillions of dollars invested in these silo assets and institutions aren't going to tear them down, instead they are trying to bridge the gap between these silos, and coordinate. This is inefficient and not optimal, but it's the only realistic near term solution in developed countries. Developing countries however should be incorporating systems that address water, energy, data and communications together...we now know better and the (relatively) blank canvas of developing countries should use these best practices.