The GIS-focused GI4Housing forum has confirmed that its next meeting will be at The Life Centre in Manchester, courtesy of Oxford Data Consultancy, on 19 October from 10am. GI4Housing said that anybody in the housing sector who is already using geographic information in their business or who are thinking of implementing GIS is welcome to…
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General News
Making better use of data – It starts with design
As new technology keeps flooding into the housing sector and new sources of data emerge, imaginative ways to put them to good use are surfacing on a daily basis. You only have to read the pages of Housing Technology to see what’s possible. And it’s also clear that the way in which housing providers are…
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Does your privacy policy measure up?
Civica’s executive director for housing and asset management, Jeff Hewitt, looks at the results of a recent survey into privacy policies for housing providers ahead of the 2018 GDPR legislation. When it comes to the collection and storage of extremely sensitive data, housing providers often hold vast amounts of records about both their tenants and…
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The challenges of a digital world
Hardly a day goes by without someone on the news telling me advances in artificial intelligence will result in job losses among humans, how digital automation will do the same, and warnings about the possibility of another cyber attack. It’s all enough to put you off your Coco Pops! The days of ICT simply keeping…
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The changing face of technology in housing
As part of its 50th year anniversary, Orbit Housing has delved into its archives to draw out a timeline of the changing face of technology; from the first PC arriving in the office to offering real-time feedback to its customers. March 1985 – Orbit’s emergency response unit In 1985, the Orbit emergency response unit (ERU)…
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Kevin Alfred Hider – Obituary
Kevin was born on 10 July 1958 and very sadly passed away on 12 June 2017. I was privileged to know Kevin professionally through the Southern IT Forum (both of us being early organisers of the group) and also to experience the incredibly moving and inspiring presentation that Kevin gave on 18 May. Please do…
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