The momentum behind our push for technology standards in housing continues to grow. The second Housing Technology Standards meeting, kindly hosted by Saul Stevens from Family Mosaic, in early June was well-attended by both housing providers and, for the first time, representatives from the leading housing technology suppliers. Given that the focus of the Housing…
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Housing Technology Standard v1.0
The first meeting to discuss our plans for technology integration and communication standards in housing was held in early April at Circle Anglia’s London offices. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the high-level goals for what the Housing Technology Standard (HTS) should achieve and how it would make application integration and data transfer…
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Anchor’s IT programme helps the homeless
Homeless and unemployed people in London’s Canning Town are being supported by Anchor House’s ‘Aspirations’ programme which uses technology to combat poverty and social exclusion. Anchor House, which has developed from a basic hostel to a pioneering centre of excellence in the homeless sector, launched the Aspirations programme to move its 200 residents from computer…
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LAs are doing it for themselves
A recent survey at the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation conference has shown the importance of online and self-service technologies to local authorities. The survey, carried out by Capita Software Services, found that 97 per cent of the council representatives took the provision of online services seriously, and 81 per cent now offered a…
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Is your consultant really necessary?
Consultancies and systems integrators are widely used by social housing organisations for both business transformation projects and tactical IT initiatives. Housing Technology interviewed a panel of experts from organisations specialising in the housing sector about the merits of consultants and systems integrators, and how best to use them. First of all, it is instructive to…
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Confused about green IT?
IT staff are unsure of the implications of green IT and where to invest their technology budgets, according to the research organisation Gartner. Rakesh Kumar, research VP, Gartner, said, “The IT industry is saturated with green IT talk. Conferences, presentations and consultants are springing up to give guidance and advice on a range of issues…
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