A lack of clean, drinkable water is a massive world problem affecting approximately one in nine individuals, particularly in poor and developing countries, such as can be found in parts of Africa. A lack of usable water is linked to many serious illnesses. Even when technology—in the form of donated solar pumps—for example, lends a hand, things don’t always go well. The problem is that heretofore the means to maintain the newly implemented technology was not usually included as part of the gift.

A new and better solution, one that integrates technology, education and maintenance is now in the works, thanks to Eseye and eWater. Now when a new water system is put in place, eWater trains local engineers in the proper maintenance of the system. A cloud-based eWatercare app is constantly updated as to flow-rates and other water system issues, so that they can be brought immediately to the attention of local maintenance staff.

Key Takeaways:

• About one in nine world citizens, particularly those living in developing countries, are affected by poor water, or water scarcity.
• Oftentimes gifted water system technology broke, and with a lack of skills needed to repair it, remained broke.
• Now, with eWater technology, new systems are monitored with an app that allows skilled maintenance workers, trained by eWater, to know about the issue and therefore deal with it at once.

“Of all the issues that the world faces, scarcity of water in developing counties is proving itself to be one of the most damaging.”

Read more: https://www.itproportal.com/features/tackling-the-african-water-crisis-with-mobile-technology/