This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 642224
On August 24th 2016 FREEWAT project was presented by Giovanna De Filippis (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna) at the Symposium and Summer School “Smart Systems for Water Management - Modelling, Simulation, Analytics and ICT for Behavioural Change”, organized at Centro Congressi Stefano Franscini, in Monte Verità (Switzerland) by IDSIA USI/SUPSI and Politecnico di Milano. The event was held on August 22nd-25th and was attended by about 30 people from several countries all over the world.
The Symposium and Summer School was devoted to explore the perspective of water demand management for the next years. Several topics were addressed, with a particular attention on modelling and understanding the behaviour of water consumers, the drivers of such behaviour, the role of social norms, economic leverages and water demand management strategies to promote behavioural change, and the role of Information and Communication Technologies to support the design, implementation and deliver smart solutions for water demand management.