Presentation hold during EIP Water Conference in Porto, as part of the Porto Water Innovation Week in Session 2 “Innovations for implementing EU water legislation”

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WATER INNOVATION: BRIDGING GAPS,
CREATING OPPORTUNITIES
27 AND 28 SEPTEMBER 2017
ALFÂNDEGA PORTO CONGRESS CENTRE
INNOVATIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING EU WATER
LEGISLATION
JOSE SALDANHA MATOS
PRESIDENT, EUROPEAN WATER
ASSOCIATION

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CHALLENGES FOR INNOVATORS AND SOCIETY-SOME DOMINANT EWA TOPICS:
 Safe and resilient water systems and services ( undestanding and controlling
emerging pollutans, assessing and managing risks associated with natural or man
made hazards,….)
 Water bio-based economy (promoting circularity-reuse, recycling, water-food
and water-energy nexus and interactions), but also business models,
competetiveness, wise governance
 Ecossystem sustainability and services and the real value of water
 Transversal concern: Bridging the gap between research and innovation-creating
value and development from research.

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I 3 : INNOVATION, INTELLIGENCE AND INCLUSIVNESS
Embebbing Intelligency in the systems and solutions ( “Doing more with
less”) based on innovative knowledge, and including people in the
solutions- needs and wills)
Crucial role of knowledge for creating value

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 Networking and alignment- Joining wills and competences for creating value (
Research centers- Industry - Society).
 Understanding the World, and expanding the market and adaptative solutions
for the benefit of All – Challenges of SDG and Paris Agreement for Climate
Change are huge opportunities …….).