Water Values Podcast Why Utilities Need Collaboration to Achieve Technological Advancement with Alan Tucker
May 3, 2022
46:47
Alan Tucker, Information Technology Program Manager with Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District, provides a compelling case for collaboration in the utility technology space.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- Alan’s background and how he came to the water sector
- Alan’s thoughts on state of innovation and data usage in the water utility industry
- Alan’s work on Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District’s digital twin
- The paradox between speed of technological advancement and utility adoption
- Why Alan thinks its unfair to peg utilities as slow to adopt technology
- Some of the organizational obstacles that hinder technology adoption
- Candidate attraction challenges
- Why technology for technology’s sake is a recipe for failure
- What Alan thinks will drive technology adoption
- Making the pivot from reactive to proactive decision-making
- Why collaboration is key to achieving technological advancement in utilities
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