It only takes a few minutes’ reading the Information Commissioner’s Office website before anyone with any experience of data protection and information security will have their head in their hands, asking themselves why so many organisations are leaving themselves open to public declarations about their security failings. More significantly, with the huge number of publicised…
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Contributed Articles
The new way we work – brainstorming
As introduced in the previous edition of Housing Technology, the ‘new way we work’ has been on the rise in The Netherlands since 2005. A large number of Dutch housing providers are in the process of implementing New Way We Work projects. Within some of these a new way of brainstorming is being used in…
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All change – Microsoft’s licensing terms for social housing
As many of you will already know, Microsoft announced several months ago that it was likely to make significant changes to the licensing terms available to housing associations and RSLs for its software. Just before going to press with this issue, Housing Technology interviewed a number of leading housing providers and a housing consultancy on…
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Can managed print services help with budget cuts?
The effects of the Government’s £4 billion budget cuts for social housing are far from over. Most of you will have seen staff redundancies, fewer affordable homes delivered and more people added to England’s 4.5 million housing waiting list. Budgets are under greater scrutiny as housing providers scramble to help families into homes, so it…
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An insider’s view of the 4G trials
4G is like lightning – it’s an eye opener and seriously enhances the mobile data experience. Trefor Davies, CTO of Timico, writes about O2’s exciting 4G trials in London and explores how the technology is going to change the mobile game, as well as offering a great solution for internet connectivity in social housing. Mobile…
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Measuring your responsive repairs’ performance
Analysing delivery effectiveness and expenditure around responsive repairs through best-practice performance reporting remains a largely unsolved challenge in the housing sector. Too many companies are blissfully unaware of their real expenditure in delivering services, their performance against basic tenant expectations, and the tenant covenant, and the potential saving for reinvestment they could achieve through best-practice…
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