1. Steering Group Meeting
DANUBIS.org Water Platform
Steering Group Meeting
Vienna / May 6, 2015

2. Meeting Agenda
Introduction
Brief roundtable
DANUBIS demonstration and discussion
DANUBIS data collection and management
Conclusions and next steps

3. Introduction and roundtable

4. DANUBIS demonstration and discussion

5. For Local Governments: obtain national benchmarks
The DANUBIS water platform is an online repository of resources for and about water and sanitation utilities in the Danube region.
For regulators, ministries: make information available; obtain international benchmarks
For utilities: obtain resources and national / international benchmarks
For Local Governments: obtain national benchmarks

6. DANUBIS data
Legend
Current link
In discuss.
Data coll.

7. Available at danubis.org
Rebuilding the whole interface (improved user access, new IB-Net interface)
Develop simple utility reports
Make it possible for users to upload information and resources
Create country portals
Add currency conversion feature
Available at danubis.org

8. Demonstration

9. Main functions
About us

10. Main functions
About us
Utility database

11. Utility database, deep dive
Main new features:
Completely new interface
One click performance report against peers
Free choice of currency
Easier benchmarking

12. Utility database, deep dive
@ utility level
One-click reports
Utility indicators
Utility benchmarking
@ country level
Country profile
Country report
WUPI
Coverage (water, sewer, WW treatment)
Service Quality (continuity, sewer blockages)
Management efficiency / effectiveness (NRW, metering, staffing, collection, cost recovery)
All equal weights

13. Main functions
About us
Utility database
Country Resources

14. Main functions
About us
Utility Database
Country Resources
Utility resources

15. Main functions
About us
Utility Database
Country Resources
Utility resources
News, trainings and events

16. Main functions
About us
Utility Database
Country Resources
Utility resources
News, trainings and events
Login

17. Country Portals, deep dive
Managed by lead institution
Similar structure to main page…
But fully customizable
And in local language

18. Questions and feedback
Which features are most useful and of interest?
News, events and trainings
Resources
Performance reports
Utility database
Which institutions are interested in developing Country Portals? (on-going discussions with Kosovo, Montenegro, Moldova)
Which institutions would like to share more utility data?
How can we make the platform more widely known and used?

19. DANUBIS data collection and management

20. Objective
Allow utility companies to enter utility performance data in an amicable web interface;
Help national institutions check the quality and consistency of the data provided; and manage and safeguard the data in a secure manner;
Provide utility managers with a simple scorecard of their performance over time and against targets;
Ensure a linkage to DANUBIS’s data platform and the national country systems, for reporting and further processing purpose.

21. Data collection and management system
Concept
Data collection and management system
Web-based
Data quality management and control
Managed by countries on country portal, with potential link to IB-Net / DANUBIS
Customizable but compatible with IB-Net and DANUBIS tools
Frequency: monthly / variable

22. Data structure

23. Data cycle

24. Overall At country level Entry / Exit Governance
Steering Committee (IAWD, WB and all managing institutions)
At country level
Managing Institution
Entry / Exit
Letter of Intent and subsequent MoU
Data ownership with country

25. Initial Development Operating Phase Long Term Development
Costs and commitments
Initial Development
IAWD (with DWP and ORF funding): platform development, training of staff
Managing institutions: in country activities and customization, training of utility staff
Operating Phase
IAWD: overall platform management
Managing institutions: data collection, processing etc.
Long Term Development
To be discussed based on needs

26. Concept note drafted and circulated Funding mobilized
Status
Concept note drafted and circulated
Funding mobilized
One country confirmed (Montenegro), three more in discussions (Kosovo, Moldova, BiH)
Possibilities for more…

27. Next steps

28. DANUBIS (current site)
Next steps
DANUBIS (current site)
May Launch of country portals
Recurrent Data upload, improvement and corrections
DANUBIS (data collection and management)
May Signature of Letters of Intent, finalization of ToRs
June Hiring of consultant
July-Sept. Platform Development
October Platform test
January 2016 Launch for 2015 benchmarking season
Next steering group meeting: demand based

29. Thank you David Michaud / Philip Weller www.danube-water-program.org
Danube Water Program team