A study on Smart Water Grid through IT Convergence

Abstract

Abstract Due to global population growth and urbanization, water problems are expected to increase in severity. In response to this expectation, Smart Water Management that refers to implement intelligent water information systems by IT convergence is considered a new paradigm. In this paper, we try to study the Smart Water policy, especially Smart Water Grid, and technology development trends in major countries. On the basis of results from the comparative analysis with Smart Grid in power sector, we evaluate political. legal, economic and technological feasibility related with the Smart Water Grid. In the conclusion, we suggest some strategic recommendations for the promotion of the Smart Water Grid. Key Words : IT convergence, smart water grid, smart grid, water resources management, water and wastewater management * 본 연구는 국토교통부 물관리연구사업의 연구비지원(12기술혁신C01)에 의해 수행되었습니다. Received 20 June 2013, Revised 15 July 2013Accepted 20 July 2013Corresponding Author: Kyung-Hye Park(School of Management, Chungnam National University)Email: kpark@cnu.ac.krⒸ The Society of Digital Policy & Management. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.otg/licenses/by-nc/3.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is ISSN: 1738-1916 properly cited.