"The main barrier to water digitalisation is not technological, but organisational & generational"Jaime Barba occupies a unique position in the ...
Published on by Trudi Schifter, CEO and Founder AquaSPE
Jaime Barba occupies a unique position in the digital water ecosystem. At the helm of Xylem Vue, he leads a technological solution born from a very specific experience: the development of digital capabilities from within the real operations of a utility, through Idrica, and its subsequent integration into a global industrial group such as Xylem. This journey allows him to analyse digital transformation both from inside operations and from a large-scale perspective.
In this interview, Barba reflects on why many digital initiatives stall at the pilot stage, why data governance remains a critical unresolved issue, and why anticipation, driven by artificial intelligence and the pressure of extreme events, has ceased to be a desirable improvement and has become a structural necessity. With a direct, no-nonsense vision, he also addresses the boundaries between provider and operator and the deep organizational change that, in his view, the water sector can no longer afford to postpone.
Jaime, we’ve been incorporating sensors, platforms, and collecting huge amounts of data for many years now. Perhaps the discussion is no longer whether to digitise, but what to do with everything we have digitised. Do you think we’re already in that second phase, where the challenge is more operational and strategic than technological?
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- Technology
- Operations
- artificial intelligence
- Water from Air
- Water from Urine
- Digital Transformation