The Inevitability Of Digitalization By Anthony T. Jones The digital transformation of the water sector may trail other industries, but it will happen nonetheless — bringing with it tremendous benefits and opportunities. Years ago, I took a workshop on strategic foresight — a fancy term for studying the future. As everyone knows, you can’t predict the future, but you can envision scenarios based on past and current events and trends and where they are likely to lead. From those scenarios, you can imagine a path forward. For the water and wastewater sector, my vision is for a future where water is valued, data drive decisions, analytics inform operations, and energy efficiency is king.