Nigel Baker, managing director at Echo Managed Services, creator of multi-utility billing software, Aptumo, explores how innovative technologies can help the water companies to move from being change-led to change-driven and bring about real change in customer-facing operations.

Members of the House of Lords Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence are warning that large companies operating in the UK with control over vast quantities of data “must be prevented from becoming overly powerful."

Cyber attacks are the now the biggest threat to business in the eyes of investors, mirroring growing global concern from business leaders, according to a new study by PwC.

Newcastle technology consultancy hedgehog lab has been chosen by Northumbrian Water Group as their preferred innovation partner for the coming year.

Engineers at Yorkshire Water are turning to virtual reality technology developed by The University of Sheffield to help design and visualise new treatment works which could help save the company £1million in design costs by 2020.

Climate change, water shortages, cyber attack and disruptive technologies are among a number of key threats flagged up in the United States Intelligence Community’s 2018 assessment of threats to US national security published this week.

United Utilities has become the first water company in the UK to use state-of-the-art robots.

Water sector regulator Ofwat will seek to channel innovation in the water sector this February, with a new digital campaign aimed at encouraging water companies to fully embrace innovation and the opportunities it brings.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has announced that £300 million will be invested in supporting research into the key STEM topics - science, technology, engineering and maths as part of today’s budget statement in the House of Commons.