Is 2022 the year the world takes water leakage seriously?
Welcome to 2022, the year utilities and governments must take serious action on water leaks – or risk backlash from a restriction-weary public.
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A curated selection of the latest and best leak detection and innovation news, views and insights from FIDO and the wider water industry.
FIDO CEO elected to techUK Climate Council
FIDO CEO Victoria Edwards has been elected to the Climate Strategy and Resilience Council of the UK’s technology trade association, techUK.
Do more and go faster with AI insight
Using AI to fast-track decision-making through actionable insight addresses multiple critical challenges faced by US water utilities, explains FIDO CEO Victoria Edwards.
FIDO Tech named one of world’s top two innovative tech companies by KPMG
FIDO Tech has been named the one of the world’s top two innovative tech companies by KPMG after the final of its Global Tech Innovator competition.
Hey COP26, let’s talk about water leaks
COP26 needs to recognise the true value of water and take innovative approaches to stop the 30 per cent of water lost to leaks, says AI innovator Victoria Edwards.
FIDO Tech unveils world-first water leak location powered by the cloud
FIDO launches Cloud Correlation – accurate leak location in the cloud – and removes more human error from the leak detection process.
Seven good reasons leak location is best done in the cloud
Dr Jawwad Latif, FIDO’s KTP associate from the University of the West of Scotland, and the data scientist behind FIDO’s Cloud Correlation breakthrough discusses seven ways cloud-based processing has key advantages over traditional correlators.
Change control can make tech heroes out of all of us
Ahead of FIDO’s roundtable at World Water-Tech, CEO Victoria Edwards argues that the water sector must address the issue of change control to get the most from new tech.
FIDO Bugs deployed in California
Contra Costa Water District is the latest utility to deploy FIDO’s AI-powered Bugs to help find water leaks and save precious water.
FIDO Tech named UK's top tech innovator
FIDO Tech has been named KPMG Private Enterprise’s top Tech Innovator in the UK, and will now represent the UK in an international competition of tech titans.
WATCH: FIDO Tech Talk at Smart Water Networks IoT 2021
Watch a video of our Chief Technology Officer Neil Edwards, the physicist and disruptive inventor behind FIDO AI, in a tech talk he gave at the start of the Smart Water Networks IoT series in 2021.
The four pillars of good AI
Read about our four pillars of good AI: truth, accuracy, speed and intelligence.
WATCH: Panel discussion on attitudes to AI in the water sector
A panel of global experts join FIDO for a lively discussion on attitudes to AI in the water sector and the results of specially-commissioned survey.
WATCH: Joint case study with United Utilities
A video case study showing how FIDO adds value to the leak detection process at United Utilities by sending engineers to the biggest leaks.
WATCH: When to invest in AI?
A video presentation on what makes good AI and when to invest, first delivered at the Global Water AI Innovation Congress, in 2021.
Let AI guide leakage investment, not assumptions
FIDO CEO Victoria Edwards discusses the need to replace assumptions with accuracy by letting AI guide leakage investment decisions.