First edition: 2022
Description
Aigües de Barcelona Data Challenge is part of an open innovation model in which, through an open data competition, the company collaborates with universities, research centers, and vocational training centers to enhance the use of tele-reading data with the purpose of accelerating innovation
1st edition AB Data Challenge
In this first edition, the proposed challenges were primarily focused on understanding the impact of external factors such as culture, society, and the economy on water consumption habits, with the intention of integrating knowledge and promoting public-private collaboration. The program continues to drive new challenges with the main objective of promoting innovation and talent.
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Finalist projects
Explorers - UPF
1st place
The winning team has developed a predictive model of water consumption as a tool to support management and decision-making regarding water resources. Its goal is to prevent environmental impacts and energy consumption associated with, for example, the use of desalination plants during drought situations. The developed model achieves a global error of less than 5% in predicting domestic, commercial, and industrial consumption, taking into account over 1,000 variables and interrelating climatic, socioeconomic, and geographical data.
INFINI - UPF, UPC, UOC
2nd place
Within the framework of the second finalist project, a predictive model is developed to address the potential social and economic impact that a future event—especially large-scale—in the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area may generate. The model aims to establish a knowledge base that helps find solutions to balance the benefits and costs of these events.
UW+ - CREDA, CIPSA
3rd place
With an impact on tourism and improving water consumption efficiency, the third finalist project focuses on generating solutions that guide Barcelona towards more sustainable tourism. In this way, a predictive model of tourist consumption is developed, accompanied by complementary initiatives aimed at promoting awareness and efficient, responsible water usage, while highlighting the resulting impacts on society and the environment.
