A survey by Civica of around 100 social housing and local government service directors and IT managers at its annual conference in January 2012 showed that 89 per cent thought that shared services were a viable solution to budget freezes and cuts, up from 52 per cent in last year’s survey and 24 per cent…
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‘Clouding over’ report from CloudXL
Cloud computing has the potential to slash costs, improve efficiency and deliver a new range of valuable tenant services by 2015, according to a new report from CloudXL. The ‘Clouding over: Forecasts of big change for the housing sector’ report identified some of the advantages of cloud computing including: Employees can work and share information…
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Social housing cleans up in Sunday Times report
Led by One Vision Housing in the number one slot, social housing providers have taken seven out of the top 10 places in The Sunday Times’ table of ‘Best not-for-profit organisations to work for’. The report, published earlier this month, shows that housing providers lead the way ahead of public sector organisations, charities and other…
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Update on Orchard apprentices
Further to our coverage of Orchard’s apprentices in last month’s issue of Housing Technology, we thought it would be useful to find out more from the apprentices themselves. Richard Aydon, who is studying for an NVQ in information and communication technology while working at Orchard, said, “Since leaving school and joining sixth-form college, I’ve discovered…
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GIS collaboration in SW England
Public-sector organisations in South-West England are collaborating on a joined-up GIS project to make better use of their housing and property assets and rationalise their accommodation requirements. Led by South Gloucestershire Council and working under the ‘Community Budgets’ initiative, the partnership is using local authorities’ Local Land and Property Gazetteer (LLPG) addressing information to provide…
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GIS – Where are your assets?
Central to the cost-effective delivery of housing repairs and maintenance and tenant services is knowing the precise location of all housing stock. It might sound obvious, but being certain of where flats and homes are in relation to their environment and the nearest depot makes everyone’s job easier. What housing providers and their contractors therefore…
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