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By Nicolas Dickinson, Senior Programme Officer / ICT for WASH, IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. Prepared for the Monitoring sustainable WASH service delivery symposium, 9-11 April 2013, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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Automated systemsNicolas DickinsonSenior Programme Officer / ICT for WASHIRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
Automation
Use of control systems and information technologies to reduce the need for human work in the production of goods and services.
Term coined by in 1946 by a Ford Motor Co. engineer
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Thomson, et al., 2012 in WaterLines
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Fuel, allowance, timeWhat if you could avoid this?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Automate monitoring?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Indicators
Learning and improved
understanding
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
New information
needs
New information
needs
Monitoring ICT
http://www.waterservicesthatlast.org/monitoring
Automate monitoring?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Indicators
Learning and improved
understanding CollectionCollection
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
New information
needs
New information
needs
Monitoring ICT
Automate monitoring?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Indicators
Learning and improved
understanding CollectionCollection
Transfer & communication
Transfer & communication
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
New information
needs
New information
needs
Monitoring ICT
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Type of data collection
Digital sensors & loggers
Integrated devices
Software Implications for data
Automated data collection
Flow & pressure sensors, satellite imagery to track changes in bodies of water
Smart Handpumps and devices on water supplies with integrated sensors
Often custom MIS software for automated data management & visualisation, e.g. SweetData
Quantity & quality can be configured & frequency & validity depends if the device is connected and operational.
Automate monitoring?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Indicators
Learning and improved
understanding CollectionCollection
Transfer & communication
Transfer & communication
Data management
Data management
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
New information
needs
New information
needs
Monitoring ICT
Automate monitoring?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Indicators
Learning and improved
understanding CollectionCollection
Transfer & communication
Transfer & communication
Data management
Data management
Analysis & reporting
Analysis & reporting
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
New information
needs
New information
needs
Monitoring ICT
Automate monitoring?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Indicators
Learning and improved
understanding CollectionCollection
Transfer & communication
Transfer & communication
Data management
Data management
Analysis & reporting
Analysis & reporting
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
Use and corrective-action based on
evidence
New information
needs
New information
needs
Monitoring ICT
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Vision for automation
• What is your vision for the future of automated systems?
• Where is the sweet spot for automation in water and sanitation sector monitoring?– Data collection? Transmission? Alerts/standard report
generation? Analytics?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Cost of automation
What are the life-cycle costs?•Developing and building automated system•Operations•Replacement after malfunction•Training, technical support, etc.
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Capacity
Capacity•Who can develop the system? •Who has the technical expertise to maintain it?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
Governance and learning
Governance and learning•Is the data trusted?•Are analytic results accepted? Are they useful?•How can automation support (or stifle) learning?•Losing or creating jobs?
Automated systems, Nicolas Dickinson
Monitoring Sustainable WASH Service Delivery Symposium
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