A sustainable information system framework for the adoption of a smart water meter system

Ethical clearance reference number: 213073579/2022/3Despite facing several challenges, water utility providers continue to use 'traditional, manual, or analogue water management solutions. This study explored the reasons why water institutions in Nigeria fail to adopt an IoT-based Smart Water Meter System (SWMS) to improve the efficiency of water management for a sustainable future. The study sought to identify factors influencing the adoption of a SWMS, people’s perceptions about adopting a SWMS, how institutions can adopt a SWMS as part of their water management method, the role of government in facilitating and engaging water institutions to use a SWMS, existing practical evidence on the adoption of a SWMS by water utilities, smart water application technologies for water management, and what framework can be developed to adopt a SWMS.Two main constructs (anonymity and confidentiality) were applied to protect the identities and interests of both the firm and the subjects. Therefore, a pseudonym (fake or false name) was used where possible throughout in the study to maintain the subjects’/institution’s anonymity.

伦理审查参考编号：213073579/2022/3。尽管面临诸多挑战，水务提供商依旧持续采用‘传统、手工或模拟’的水资源管理解决方案。本研究旨在探究尼日利亚水资源机构为何未能采纳基于物联网的智能水表系统（SWMS）以提升水资源管理效率，以实现可持续发展的未来。研究旨在识别影响SWMS采纳的因素，公众对采纳SWMS的看法，机构如何将SWMS纳入其水资源管理方法之中，政府在促进和参与水资源机构使用SWMS方面的作用，水资源机构采纳SWMS的现有实践证据，水资源管理的智能技术应用，以及可开发以采纳SWMS的框架。研究中应用了两个主要构念（匿名性和保密性）以保护企业和受试者的身份和利益。因此，在研究过程中尽可能使用化名（虚假或错误的名称）以维护受试者/机构的匿名性。