From Crain's Akron Business: Deborah Hoover is retiring at the end of June and will be replaced by a face already familiar to many of the entrepreneurs the foundation already seeks to support when Daniel Hampu takes the reins July 1.
Two Cities Share How AI Is Improving Their Water Utilities
As local water departments look to modernize their infrastructure with available technology, several cities are already laying out a model that utilizes artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers government utilities a transformative opportunity to improve public service, update outdated processes and centralize data. In particular, water utilities can use AI to make timely repairs and adjustments in a way that poses fewer inconveniences for citizens.
One way to facilitate such AI modernization within water utilities is through public-private partnerships. Cities like Tucson, Ariz., and Newark, N.J., are leading by example.