Procurement for Housing (PfH) has announced that 21 technology suppliers have been chosen for its third annual social housing emerging disruptors (SHED) framework which enables housing providers and local authorities to compliantly buy innovative services from technology start-ups and micro-businesses. In conjunction with the Proptech Innovation Network, PfH created its disruptors’ framework with simple, SME-friendly…
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Housing Management
Bring on the orchestra…
With more and more housing providers adopting technologies and processes such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA) and business process management (BPM), just waiting in the wings is process orchestration (a.k.a. event orchestration). At present, most housing providers’ automations are limited to a task level (tactical), whereas orchestration is the automation of linked…
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A ‘smart’ approach to compliance today and tomorrow
For housing providers, the responsibility of managing compliance can be incredibly challenging because it can be difficult to demonstrate. Previously, documents and reports would have been physically stored and logged for the thousands of social properties across the UK, with their compliance status almost a guessing game once the reports were filed. Following the introduction…
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Regulatory compliance and technology
Using technology to streamline housing’s compliance & regulatory demands Housing Technology interviewed Asprey Solutions, FLS – Fast Lean Smart and NEC Software Solutions about the role of technology in helping housing providers deal with their ever-growing regulatory burden. The fundamental role of IT Rachel Ratty, sales and marketing director, Asprey Solutions, said, “The administrative burden…
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Can AI be a force for good?
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 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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