As the saying goes, “good houses are built on strong foundations.” The same rationale applies to housing providers’ myriad plans for digital transformation. Digital transformation means different things to different people, ranging from the wholesale replacement of entire IT infrastructures and applications through to merely ‘reskinning’ existing websites. However, what most digital transformation projects have…
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General News
Skillsarena launches housing employment tests
Skillsarena has released its new employment tests created exclusively for the housing sector. The tests have been created in response to a marked rise in enquiries regarding pre-employment and skills testing from housing and care providers and local authorities. Jason Pierce, managing director, Skillsarena, said, “Although we cover all business sectors, one area we now…
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Housing mergers and acquisitions – where does IT fit in?
Housing Technology interviewed senior housing experts from Clearview Systems, Itica, Northgate Public Services, Torus Group and Vantage Business Solutions on the role and impact of technology on housing providers’ mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Existing technologies as M&A drivers Although technology is now widely recognised as being fundamental to housing providers’ operations, for any two or…
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Popstar turned curate turned housing patron…
Housing Technology interviewed Reverend Richard Coles, the self-styled ‘popstar turned curate’, patron of Wellingborough Homes and one of the keynote speakers at March’s Housing Technology 2019 conference, about parish life, social housing and IT. As a parish priest and BBC broadcaster how do you juggle life? With varying degrees of success! I’m a ‘half-time’ vicar…
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High hopes for low-code projects
Any public-sector organisations providing a service, especially those for which people have to pay, such as council tax or parking permits, are expected to provide a seamless, digital solution for technology-savvy users. And as with many areas of the public sector, housing providers are under increasing pressure to meet the challenges and opportunities presented by…
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Do your projects use colourful language?
Accent Housing, with help from Ascent Development, has been using ‘colour workshops’ to improve communication and collaboration within and between its technology team and other departments. Accent Housing’s digital team of around 30 people includes business analysts, data analysts, technicians, product managers and developers as well as team members working on the service desk managing…
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