Quasset’s product Q-Pro, a tool addressing risk based replacement strategy and modeling, was demonstrated at Moghale City Municipality from 2016 to 2018. The pilot results were disseminated with the help of SALGA to different municipalities in KZN, WC and Gauteng in 2018. YMoS was the local partner of Quasset in a program co-sponsored by the…
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Many utilities in South Africa are confronted with the challenges in measuring timely and accurately the bacterial presence in their drinking water production & waste water effluent before discharge, with specific reference to E.coli bacteria. A demonstration project with bacterial monitoring was developed and executed with support of YMoS at the University of Johannesburg, to…
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The Centre of Expertise was officially handed over to SALGA in June 2017. This project started in 2011 and the last phase focused specifically on the creation of the sustainability of the Centre of Expertise concept in the South African water sector, resulting in the collaboration with SALGA. The Centre of Expertise was officially handed…
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During the incoming trade mission with the Prime Minister Rutte in 2017, YMoS was the appointed match making partner for the water sector of the Netherlands and South Africa. The high level trade mission was accompanied by the Minister of economic affairs and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte. The water & sanitation…
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One of the most interesting assignments coming through the Centre of Expertise was to pilot ‘Big Data’ mobile technology in South Africa and Mozambique. The Dutch innovative Mobile Water Management BV is a spinoff from technology institute, Delft University, founded in The Netherlands and is a leading technology firm specializing in pattern recognition (optical…
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As part of the Domestic Resource Mobilization and Innovative Financing, YMoS was the local partner and organizer for 2 comprehensive reconnaissance missions to study the possibility of a South African Water Financing Facility. The Water Finance Facility (WFF) mobilises large-scale private investment from domestic institutional investors, such as pension funds, insurance companies and other qualified…
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YMoS represented Engeldot Water, Slamdam and Mobile Water Management at the 52nd edition of the FACIM Fair in Maputo, Mozambique. Further assistance was provided at the presentation of Johannesburg Water on their presentation of their experience on the Centre of Expertise. During matchmaking activities, the products of the different companies were linked to local business…
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YMoS was asked by the Dutch Government to be the matchmaking partner for the economic trade mission in 2015. This involved organising the matchmaking activities of Dutch public sector companies with the public and private sector in South Africa, enabling business opportunities. The high level trade mission was accompanied by the Minister of economic affairs…
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As a result of the cooperation within the Centre of Expertise between YMoS and World Water Academy, the concept of a dedicated water academy based on vocational training for South Africa was explored. This would enable the development of a tailored curriculum to support the ‘Training of Trainers’ by water professionals for professionals ‘in house’…
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How to get Innovative ‘Water’ Technologies accepted in the South African public sector? YMoS was the private sector partner from 2011 to 2017 for Vitens Evides International in the development of a sustainable ‘springboard’ for (private) innovative technologies in the (public) Water & Sanitation sector in South Africa. eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS) conducted a…
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