A recent survey by Acronis, a data backup and disaster recovery company, found that 87 per cent of public sector organisations have no formal strategies to deal with the bring your own device (BYOD) trend. 11 per cent of the local authorities surveyed did have a BYOD strategy but none of the central government departments…
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Telecoms and ICT with a conscience from Social Telecoms
Social Telecoms CIC has launched two new services covering telephony and internet access specifically to help housing providers support their digitally-excluded tenants in the run up to the introduction of universal credit later this year. For its first service, Social Telecoms has an ‘open book’ approach to telecoms pricing which means that it charges all…
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‘No match, no fee’ service from House Exchange
House Exchange, a not-for-profit mutual exchange service, is letting tenants who want to swap their homes advertise their properties online without any upfront fees. Tenants now only pay for the service once they have found a potential swap. Around 1,800 tenants swap homes each month using House Exchange. Kim Doran from House Exchange said, “We…
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Southern IT Forum at Lloyds of London
The Southern IT Forum held its quarterly meeting at the Lloyds of London building on 20 September with a technology showcase hosted by TI Group. The showcase included presentations from Coraid, ZScaler and Nimble Storage. The next SIT Forum meeting will be during the National Housing Federation’s IT in Housing conference later this month and…
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A new era of governance
The social housing sector is once again facing an upheaval in both regulatory climate and strategic direction, from the Homes and Community Agency’s self-regulatory model and emphasis on financial performance, value for money and national consistency, to the government’s clear drive towards creating a self-financing social housing sector. From the way services are provided to…
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Digital Unite launches self-study DI courses
Two new online courses have been launched by Digital Unite to provide housing staff and residents with the skills to help others access computers and the internet. The Quick Start course, Helping Beginners Get (and Stay) Online, is a simple self-study course aimed at those with a basic working knowledge of technology. The course provides…
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