The Subsequent Era Sanitation Data Hub will present assets, entry to service suppliers, funding alternatives, information and insights on this new era bathroom system
On 3 September 2024, the Water Analysis Fee (WRC) will launch the Subsequent Era Sanitation (NGS) Data Hub, a digital platform that may educate and inform stakeholders on waterless sanitation innovation in Africa and construct a thriving sustainable business that addresses the distinctive water and sanitation challenges confronted by international locations throughout the continent.
The Data Hub will present assets, entry to service suppliers, funding alternatives, information, and insights on this new era, closed circuit, 100% recycling and off the grid bathroom system that transforms wastewater into clear water for flushing or irrigation with out the necessity for connections to sewers, therapy vegetation, water provide, or steady electrical energy.
Stakeholders similar to producers, coverage makers, improvement companions, and advocates are inspired to hitch the group as members to have entry to a seamless and intuitive expertise and instruments and assets that may embody:
● Entry to assets to advertise and advocate for NGS
● Entry to coverage briefs to speed up industrialisation
● Entry to a curated database of potential funding and technical help companions
● Prospects and potential partnerships
● Use circumstances and related advantages
● Connections with NGS suppliers
● NGS Information and Insights
● A Studying Library
● Connections with a thriving NGS group
“We’re thrilled to launch this Data Hub platform to supply holistic and built-in options to satisfy the continent’s water and sanitation challenges and contribute on to the achievement of the UN Sustainable Improvement Objectives and Nationwide Improvement Plans. The platform will streamline up-to-date information and insights, enhance communication amongst stakeholders and suppliers and facilitate adoption of those improvements for coverage makers, producers, unbiased contractors, and governments,” says Phillip Majeke, Commercialisation Supervisor for The South African Sanitation Expertise Enterprise Programme (SASTEP).
NGS improvements have adaptable designs that enable for retrofitting to match present infrastructure seamlessly and cater to a various vary of entities, together with instructional establishments, manufacturing industries, private and non-private sectors, residential contractors, and municipal our bodies. The methods are designed to satisfy the stringent necessities set by native Departments of Environmental Affairs, Water and Sanitation.
The digital launch of the platform might be held on 3 September 2024 and can characteristic an skilled panel exploring coverage, analysis and market entry of recent sanitation applied sciences in Africa.
To register for the digital launch, go to:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__te6OZovQnuEUr9MuijA7A#/registration