Housing providers are going to have a lot on their plates over the next 2-5 years and beyond. Whether you’re worrying about universal credit, rent reductions, pay-to-stay, right-to-buy, mergers and acquisitions, or the wider economy (or all of them), any of these has the potential to be either a disaster waiting to happen or an…
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General News
Cloud EDM from ORS Group at CDS Co-operatives
ORS Group has completed the implementation of a cloud-based DocuWare electronic document management system at CDS Co-operatives. The project was part of the housing provider’s move to smaller offices in London and the consequent need to significantly reduce the amount of paper-based records and filing cabinets. Because of the short timescale of the office move,…
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Letter from Capita – IoT & asset management
Sir, I read with interest the previous edition of Housing Technology (January 2016), especially the articles on the internet of things and smart asset management, and felt compelled to write with my observations on a couple of points raised. Being already involved in the delivery of an IoT project at Two Castles Housing, I wholeheartedly…
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Effective IT has never been more important – and housing providers know it
We recently surveyed a number of professionals in the housing sector on how they see IT helping them deal with the myriad pressures they face. The results were, to put it mildly, eye opening. Far from being a drain on resources, technology was the saviour. 97 per cent said that IT solutions were important to…
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Data protection – Does it really apply to us?
For housing providers, storing significant amounts of personal data is now the norm. Much of it is a natural response to the challenges thrown at the sector over the last few years, such as welfare reform and universal credit, as well as identifying protected characteristics to ensure that we are offering a fair service that…
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DXW adds new recruits from the Government Digital Service
DXW, a digital services provider to the public sector, has made two new appointments from the Government Digital Service to support its growing business. Dave Mann, previously a product manager at GDS and with 15 years’ experience on government digital projects, has been appointed as DXW’s head of engagement. Mann was a key member of…
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