ESG / Sustainability Report / 2022 ESG / Sustainability Report / 2022 BWATERSMART: FOR SMARTER WATER MANAGEMENT IN COASTAL AREAS VIVI AIBIBANK (9) (11) (13) (3) (9) New business models based on the circular economy and water-smartness Predictive diagnoses and precision medicine In coastal areas, the water sector is facing a number of challenges, such as water scarcity in the face In OECD area countries, cancer is the second cause of death. More than 1,000 new cases are of rising demand due to economic and demographic growth. This situation may lead to excessive diagnosed in Italy every day. resource exploitation, with consequences such as lower resource quality and regional imbalances in Early diagnosis, or the identification of the disease before it emerges, is crucial. It is also necessary availability. to move beyond one-size-fits-all screening, in which everyone takes the same exam starting from the To handle these critical issues, the B-WaterSmart project adopts a large-scale systemic innovation same age and at the same frequency, to move towards personalized screening. The AiBiBank project approach in order to select, connect and test customized technological and management solutions for fits within the context of predictive diagnostics and precision medicine, integrating bio-tech, clinical and Digital Sustainability various water users and sectors, creating new business models based on the circular economy and IT skills. In particular, the system will rely on the use of Artificial Intelligence techniques to provide two water-smartness. demonstrators in breast cancer and prostate cancer screening. In B-WaterSmart, Engineering defines a conceptual integration of the project’s ICT toolkits and is the main technological partner supporting the Venice case study. The Group also offers its skills in defining Results: Centralized tissue biobank; Data Lake and digital images; AI technologies for screening; an interoperability approach based on FIWARE and in defining business models.. Business Model for data exploitation Results: Use of water-smart technologies and concepts; Improved water data management; Circular economy value chains; FIWARE-based interoperability approach Digital Sustainability 78 Engineering © Engineering © 79