The social housing sector is once again facing an upheaval in both regulatory climate and strategic direction, from the Homes and Community Agency’s self-regulatory model and emphasis on financial performance, value for money and national consistency, to the government’s clear drive towards creating a self-financing social housing sector. From the way services are provided to…
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Data as a corporate asset
How embracing new technologies can help with controlling and managing the changes in welfare reform, universal credit and Digital by Default. The need for ‘information insight’ in all organisations is a constant demand from the business and a perennial problem for IT. However, the basic building blocks of ‘people, process & technology’ have always been…
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Digital inclusion – A duty of care?
There’s no denying the importance of digital inclusion. A quick Google search reveals an abundance of reports and statistics concerning the issue. With the broadband quality and coverage improving every day, it’s an issue that will only grow in significance. This initiative isn’t just about creating technologically savvy tenants; it’s about addressing the correlation between…
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Digital inclusion – Moving from ‘why’ to ‘how’
The issue of digital inclusion in social housing reached its peak last year, when former Housing Minister Grant Shapps pledged to abolish the digital apartheid at the ‘Digital by Default’ summit. However, ten months on, half of all council and housing association tenants in England still do not have a broadband connection. Evidently, the debate…
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Telecare and assisted living in housing
We’re all familiar with the idea of the smart house of the future fitted with labour-saving gadgets and providing services to its occupants at the touch of a button. Some of the ideas are a bit fanciful, even James Bond-like, but developments in technology are taking us in that direction and none more so than…
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New models for asset finance and procurement
When it comes to benefiting from efficiencies gained from developments in technology, housing providers are no strangers to the concept of investing in new equipment to deliver cost savings. Many organisations in this sector have already recognised the need to optimise investment in IT, and this goes hand-in-hand with a growing awareness that the method…
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