Indra joins the Swan Forum, driving the development of Smart Technology for Water Networks

Indra has joined SWAN, the Smart Water Networks Forum, the world's leading smart water organization. The SWAN Forum promotes the adoption of data-driven technologies in water networks in order to ensure intelligent, efficient and sustainable use of water worldwide.

As a member of SWAN, Indra will have the opportunity to partner and share ideas with the leading players in the global sector from all industries, ranging from utilities and technology firms to preeminent experts. The Forum will ensure Indra is at the forefront of the industry, witnessing firsthand the changes and evolution in market demands. Under the SWAN umbrella, Indra has joined the Smart Water Networks Architecture Workgroup that is establishing a benchmark interactive tool for water companies.

Furthermore, via InDrop, Indra's Center for Water Excellence in the Energy Market, the company will contribute its global experience and expertise is addressing ICT requirements for the full water cycle, including capture, adduction, distribution, treatment and reuse. The consulting and technology multinational has provided solutions to more than 40 major clients in Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Committed to emerging technologies

Indra's catalog of solutions and services for the water industry is divided into three main groups; business consulting and technology, process outsourcing and IT solution design, and development, integration and maintenance. This extensive selection of products and services ranges from systems for business management and control to the most innovative emerging technologies based on sensors, metrics and mathematical models. Examples include smart metering solutions, demand prediction, emergency reporting and management, meteorological forecasting and energy efficiency based on the link between water and energy (watergy).

Furthermore, and given the significant social aspect of responsible water management, Indra harnesses the power of social media to improve relations and communicate with citizens. Indra has thus positioned itself as one of the companies that will shape the smart water networks of the future, providing a key asset to Smart Cities.

About Indra

Indra, chaired by Javier Monzón, is Spain's number 1 consulting and technology multinational and one of the main multinationals in Europe and Latin America. Innovation and sustainability are the cornerstone of its business, having assigned over €570 million to R&D&I in the last three years, a figure that places it among the top European companies in its sector in terms of investment. With approximate sales of €3,000 M, 61% of its sales revenue is from the international market. It has 42,000 employees and customers in over 138 countries.

About SWAN

SWAN, The Smart Water Networks Forum, is a worldwide industry forum promoting the development and adoption of data technologiesin water networks,making themsmarter, more efficient, and more sustainable. SWAN members are industry pioneers - technology innovators, water utilities, investors, academics, engineering and consulting firms - who are taking a leadership role in bringing the ‘smart’ into water networks.

The SWAN Forum, a not-for-profit membership organization, leverages the power of collaboration to identify the tremendous opportunities in the smart water space and jointly overcome the challenges. Through the SWAN Workgroups, members are shaping industry language and thinking going forward and creating practical, actionable tools for the industry. To learn more about SWAN: http://www.swan-forum./com