From Paul Wood, assistant director of Montal IT Consulting. A survey done by the UK Information Commissioners office in May 2013 among 506 staff who described themselves as having responsibility for Data Protection showed that not one of them could accurately describe the effect the new European legislation would have on the current Data Protection…
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Performance Management
Risk or no risk? – We decide
From Mandy Dunstan, head of business transformation at The Barnet Group. As part of Housing Technology’s series of articles from The Barnet Group and their IT transformation, this issue we’re looking at how the housing provider deals with risk. It’s impossible to embark on an IT transformation project of this size without factoring in risk….
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Keystone launches risk management tool
Keystone, well known for its asset management systems, has added a risk management product to its portfolio. Keystone Risk Management (KRM) focuses on meeting any property risk management need, but is expected to be mainly used for fire risk and legionella monitoring. Rob Hewes, client relationship manager, Keystone, said, “We are naturally influenced by our…
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Appetite for risk
From Bill Gill, BG Audit & Consultancy & Mark Hobart, Managing Director, Clearview Systems. The BG Audit and Clearview Systems report is available from www.clearviewbusiness.com Sir – Housing regulation is now clearly focused on risk, assurance and governance. The crucial juggling act is for organisations to remain financially viable while taking on more risk. Rigorous…
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Risky Business
From Neil Clark, Managing director, Business Markets Direct, Easynet. Sir – Protecting vast amounts of financial and personal data, integrating disparate sites, facilitating remote access and managing employees’ use of applications are all serious concerns for a housing provider. Addressing these concerns while reducing cost and improving operational efficiency are part and parcel of a…
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Risk management and technology in social housing
From Chris Potter, Director of Uniclass, ROCC. Sir – Risk comes in a number of categories within the social housing sector; it could be operational, financial, legal or even political risk. For example, any housing provider owes a duty of care to its field workers to inform them of potential hazards they may come in…
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