TECHNEAU KNOWLEDGE INTEGRATOR - TKI

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Introduction

TECHNEAU, an Integrated Project funded by the European Commission, challenges the ability of traditional drinking water supply systems to cope with present and future global threats and opportunities.

Under TECHNEAU, existing water supply systems have been reviewed from source-to-tap. New and improved technologies and procedures have been developed to meet present and future needs. These new developments have been fully documented in TECHNEAU outputs and many have been demonstrated in comprehensive, integrated case studies.

TECHNEAU outputs and case studies, together with a wide range of water-related information and data sources, can be accessed and downloaded directly from the TECHNEAU Knowledge Integrator (TKI).

Techneau Knowledge Integrator (TKI)

The TECHNEAU Knowledge Integrator (TKI) is an intelligent decision-support tool that enables efficient and rapid searching for information.

The TKI covers all aspects of water supply from source-to-tap. Information is available for developed and developing countries on:

• water resources·         
• treatment,
• distribution,
• risk analysis, and
• consumer trust and acceptance.

The TKI includes the extensive output from the TECHNEAU project, together with water-related information and data from leading external sources and links to websites. Much of the information is available as reports, spreadsheets and databases that can be freely downloaded. The TKI also provides access to a range of models and tools that can be used in the development of appropriate solutions.

The TKI will enable users to make informed decisions appropriate to their particular circumstances and constraints, to provide cost-effective and sustainable source-to-tap solutions for the provision of safe, high quality drinking water that has the trust of the consumer.

 How to find information

 There are two principal ways to find information, using the ‘Search’ or ‘Advanced Search’ facilities.

 Search: The user can search for specific words that appear in the title, description, abstract or body of a document by entering the words in the text box and pressing the Search button.

 Advanced Search: The user can search for specific words and/or specified categories (see below) that enables a more tailored search. Enter the search words in the text box and/or check the appropriate categories and press the Search button.

In addition, publications can be accessed directly by pressing the Knowledge Package or TECHNEAU Reports tabs.

 Categorisation

In order to enable more effective searching, TECHNEAU outputs have been categorised according to their content. Categorisation includes four main categories: Classification, Contains, Constraints and Metadata. Classification is the key category with respect to performing an Advanced Search and includes further categorisation: Supply chain, Process chain, Water quality, Water quantity and Risk management/Consumer issues.