Work summary and practical considerations on online safety monitoring technology for hydropow ⁃ er station dams// by ZHANG Xiuli// Dam Safety Monitoring Center of National Energy Administration The author summarizes the progress and achievements of the Dam Safety Monitoring Center of National Energy Administration in promoting online monitoring technology development for hydropow ⁃ er dam safety over the past two decades

highlighting that online dam safety management is an essential component of the dam safety lifecycle management system. It is crucial to promote and implement online dam safety management widely. The author emphasizes that the development of online dam safety moni ⁃ toring system should focus on practicality

and proposes four key recommendations of prioritizing practi ⁃ cality

emphasizing research on monitoring schemes and indicators

ensuring meticulous and accurate processing of routine dam safety monitoring data and inspection results

and paying close attention to the planning

design and oversight of online monitoring platform development.