The government has set up a £400,000 fund to help housing providers’ tenants improve their online skills and increase digital inclusion. Housing providers are expected to bid for ‘match-funding’, taking the total to £800,000. The deadline for match-funded bids is 3 June 2013. Lord Freud, Minister for Welfare Reform, said, “We are launching the Digital…
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General News
Gallions Housing protects lone workers with Skyguard
Gallions Housing Association is using Europe’s smallest personal alarm to protect its lone workers. The MySoS devices allow users to discreetly raise an alarm, linked to Skyguard’s UK incident management centre. Skyguard reported that the total value of its contracts with Gallions Housing was now over of £31,000. Gallions Housing’s decision to buy the MySoS…
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InforData reviews Genesis Housing’s data management processes
InforData Consulting has completed a review and audit of Genesis Housing Association’s governance and supporting processes for managing master data across the organisation. Genesis has master data stored and replicated across a number of core business systems, and good governance methodology aims to ensure that all master data is managed and maintained within business-defined performance…
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BancTec wins document management contract at Hounslow Homes
Hounslow Homes is in the middle of implementing an electronic document and records management system from BancTec and its partner Serengeti Systems. The first implementation of the BancTec EDRMS will be in Hounslow Homes’ antisocial behaviour and tenancy departments before it is made available to more than 300 users across the rest of the organisation…
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Housing Technology 2013 conference in review
The fourth annual Housing Technology conference took place at the end of February at the Q Hotels’ Oxford Belfry, with an all-time high of more than 350 participants, over 45 exclusive presentations, and 19 exhibitors and sponsors. We were delighted to welcome Sir Clive Woodward OBE, World Cup Winner and Team GB’s Director of Sport…
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Spring online with Digital Unite
Digital Unite is running its twelfth annual ‘Spring Online’ campaign during April to help housing providers extend their plans for digital inclusion among tenants. In 2012, more than 2,000 Spring Online events helped 30,000 people to get online. More than 100 housing providers took part in the 2012 campaign; the winner of the best event…
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