In recent months, we’ve been increasing involved in more conversations about the future role of digital in electricity distribution businesses. And there is a growing tendency for the term “digital” to be applied as a vague mantra rather than as a concrete business enabler.
What do we mean? For example, take asset management. We’ve heard several seasoned industry participants simply put “digital” on the front to create the phrase “digital asset management”—and think the job’s almost done. If only it was that easy! In fact, simply coining a phase changes nothing.
