The short answer is, ...
Published by Ashantha Goonetilleke, Professor, Water/Environmental Engineering at Queensland University of Technology
The short answer is, absolutely yes. However, at the same time we need to be exceptionally cautious. The people who do not have access to safe drinking water are the most vulnerable in society. What kind of access would they have to advances in information and communication technologies? Advances in information and communication technologies should be seen as enablers rather than a technological fix. It is about getting a message across, but somebody has to still fix the problem.