Background
In recent years, there has been tremendous growth in the application of new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, to support data-driven operations and decision-making in many sectors. These applications include supply chain optimization, energy management, predictive maintenance, quality control, production planning, and many others. Several sectors, including those represented on the Alberta Water Council (AWC), are working to develop, test, and use new technologies such as artificial intelligence in water management processes but are largely doing so in isolation.
Sharing information on the successes and challenges across different sectors and application types could support better integration of these technologies, encourage innovative new applications and approaches, and allow Albertans to use lessons learned from other sectors to more successfully navigate their own technology implementation and avoid pitfalls.
This project would represent the first step on cross-sector technology education and planning and will likely help identify future project areas for the AWC, such as more focused workshops on specific challenges or opportunities being faced by AWC members and supporters.
Project Goal
To advance understanding of artificial intelligence as a decision support tool for water management through a combination of virtual information sessions and an in-person workshop.
Deliverables
The project deliverables will be:
- A webinar series and workshop on the use of artificial intelligence for water management.
- A recording of each webinar made publicly available and hosted online.
- A final report summarizing the project outcomes and any recommendations for future work.
- A communications plan outlining the project team’s approach for communicating about the work and its outcomes.
The project is expected to be complete by February 2028.
Please see the terms of reference or contact Alec Carrigy at [email protected] for more information.