Geographic Information System (GIS) technology has been transforming how we do things here at Sovereign Housing over the past four years, bringing data to life and influencing our future strategy as well as our day-to-day work. Following a recent merger with Spectrum Housing Group, we’re now one of the largest housing providers in the country…
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Getting identity right is key to digital strategies
The faster pace of digital transformation has led us all to review what we are doing as businesses, how we are doing business, and how we are digitally serving our customers. As housing providers and local authorities put more of their services online, we’re seeing some great examples of creativity in the way that they…
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Following the ‘data adventurers’
At 1st Touch, we have always been committed to integrating the latest technology trends for the benefits of our customers. These include technologies such as the internet of things, digital by default, frictionless computing and big data. We look at them in their own right and we also study how others use them. This allows…
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A five-step digital revolution at Asra Housing
Suzanne Ralphson, head of programme delivery at Asra Housing Group, shares key messages from her company’s first digital open day, attended by more than 20 social housing professionals keen to drive digital transformation. It was a privilege to welcome people from such a wide range of organisations across the country recently, to hear about Asra’s…
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Are you ready for GDPR?
The chances are that you’re aware of the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), which have been a topic of much debate in EU Parliament over the past five years. The GDPR replaces the Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and has been constructed to harmonise data privacy laws across the EU, protecting the data privacy of every…
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How Agile built success at Your Homes Newcastle
Adopting the principles encompassed by the Agile business philosophy has helped Your Homes Newcastle improve productivity, create a more positive culture and speed up delivery times, explains Geof Ellingham, the organisation’s former head of IT and now director of the Agile Business Consortium. By way of background, Your Homes Newcastle is responsible for managing homes…
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