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The Challenges of New Technology Development in the Water Industry
Author(s) -
Maxwell Steve
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.2004.tb10642.x
Subject(s) - key (lock) , business , technology development , engineering management , marketing , process management , engineering , computer science , manufacturing engineering , computer security
This article is the first of two articles (August and September 2004 issues of the Journal AWWA) that review the challenges facing technology developers in the water industry and outline key strategies for the successful startup, development, and management of technology ventures. The article discusses key barriers to technology development in the water industry that include: regulatory barriers; marketing barriers; technical barriers; and, financial barriers.