Now more than ever, the social housing sector needs to embrace innovation to tackle the challenges we all face and help shape the services of the future. The social housing sector will look very different over the next 10 years as the boundaries of what we do change. Our core offer will evolve, we will…
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Viridian gets 1st Touch mobile app
Viridian Housing is now using a mobile working app from 1st Touch to make its housing officers’ lives easier by reducing administration and cutting out the use of paper. The introduction of the app is part of the housing provider’s Digital First initiative being run by its IT, research and innovation teams. Viridian said that…
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Diligent Boardbooks adopted by Viridian Housing
Viridian Housing has reported on the success of its project to move from paper-based information packs for its executive team and board members to electronic packs using Diligent Boardbooks. Before using Diligent Boardbooks, the Viridian team prepared paper packs of information for each board, executive and committee meeting, comprising around 45 people and around 50…
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Housing ‘Tinder’ from Viridian
Viridian Housing has reached the final round of innovation charity Nesta’s ‘Housing Open Data Challenge’ with its ‘Housing Tinder’ app. Inspired by the US dating app Tinder, which connects mobile users with the Facebook profiles of likely romantic partners within a given radius, Viridian’s app is intended to make it easier for tenants to arrange…
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All-inclusive – Tackling digital exclusion in housing
Housing Technology interviewed digital inclusion experts from BT, New Charter Housing, Sovereign Business Integration Group, Trident Social Investment Group and Viridian Housing about how housing providers should tackle digital exclusion and enable more tenants to transact online. Reasons for digital exclusion The reasons for digital exclusion are manifold, but they tend to usually relate to…
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Viridian launches free IT training with Student@Home
Viridian Housing has started a partnership with London-based IT training company Student@Home and the charity U Can Do IT to provide free internet training to 300 Viridian residents over the age of 50 in an effort to combat social isolation. The project is reported to be costing around £80,000. The project follows the successful completion…
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