State-of-the-art report

The quadruple helix approach which considers four categories of stakeholders (higher education and research institutions, public policy, industry and business, and civil society organisations and associations) was used for analysis of stakeholders. For the stakeholder mapping purpose and to visual representation of institutions from the eight countries based on their level of interest and influence in the subject matter as well as the relations and connections between the institutions, Net-map methodology was used. An online survey was conducted to better understand societal, industry and research needs related to digital water and to identify the institutional, legal, and financial barriers and opportunities to improve governance of the Digital Water HEI Alliance. This document provides current skills gap and skills mismatch on “Digital Water” from a multistakeholder perspective from all relevant sectors. The presented data provides the basis for the implementation of an inter-university digital water campus for providing a unique multi-layered formal training framework that will generate a systemic and structural impact on skills development and ensure the delivery of high-quality standards of skills, knowledge, and training in the field, responding to Industry 4.0 skills demands.