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title: "Can Data Impact the Drought?"
summary: |-
  Smart infrastructure can help policymakers make the most use of limited water resources writes Daniel Castro in Government Technology.
date: "2015-09-01"
issues: ["Data Innovation", "Digital Government"]
authors: ["Daniel Castro"]
content_type: "Op-Eds & Contributed Articles"
canonical_url: "https://itif.org/publications/2015/09/01/can-data-impact-drought/"
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# Can Data Impact the Drought?

Deploying smart infrastructure requires capital investments, technically savvy public administrators, and visionary regulators—all of which are too often in short supply. Yet the broader water problems are not going away, and so communities who successfully navigate these obstacles will be best positioned to meet new water challenges in the years ahead.

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*Source: Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF)*
*URL: https://itif.org/publications/2015/09/01/can-data-impact-drought/*