The term ‘AI’ is, of course, short for artificial intelligence and refers to machines with the ability to perform tasks that have historically required human intelligence, such as understanding natural language, problem-solving and learning. And while AI has the potential to revolutionise many areas of social housing, there are also risks that need to be…
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Housing Management
Housing Insight’s personal journey so far
Housing Insight’s founder, Nas Hayat, discusses his personal journey to integrate technology for the benefit of people. Every couple of years, a new player comes into our sector, promising the world by offering a new product that’s supposed to be the ultimate technology solution for social housing providers. Organisations typically invest a huge amount of…
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Start with ‘why?’…
Tackle the big challenges by understanding the problem better Civica’s Derek Wise and Microsoft’s Robin Denton recently joined the ‘Truth about Local Government’ podcast hosted by Matt Masters; this is an abridged version of their conversation. If you were to ask the CEO of a local authority to define the problem they’re trying to solve,…
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FLS connects with Aareon
Aareon’s customers now have access to FLS – Fast Lean Smart’s suite of field-service management and scheduling software via the Aareon Connect marketplace. Aareon’s housing management system will now integrate with FLS’s Visitour software for dynamic scheduling and route optimisation, with the overall aim of enabling field operatives to do more jobs each day and…
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South Kesteven DC clears regulatory notice with Propeller & Manifest
Propeller and Manifest Consulting have helped South Kesteven District Council to comply with standards set by the Regulator for Social Housing and clear the regulatory notice issued against it. In 2020, the council commissioned an audit that identified key areas of work needed to meet the RSH’s Home Standard. Based on the findings, the council…
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Editor’s Notes
Variety, imagination, rigour & determination We’ve just completed the first round of judging the inaugural Housing Technology Awards 2024 before the entries are reviewed by our external panel of judges. Without going into the details of individual entries, the awards’ entries are a true showcase of both the breadth and depth of technology-based innovation and…
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