Compared with January 2008 and our first issue of Housing Technology, the role of the IT departments has changed almost beyond all recognition. In the last five or six years, most housing providers’ boards have finally understood the importance of IT and appreciate how it can be used to transform their business operations, financial performance…
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Editor’s Notes: No escape from universal credit
Despite the patchy start to many of the universal credit pilot projects (see page five), welfare reform is going ahead and it does look likely that universal credit will be introduced, albeit in a rather longer timescale than originally planned and despite reported glitches in the DWP’s IT systems. Since there’s no escape from the…
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Editor’s Notes: Reviewing your IT suppliers
Last month, we published our ‘Review of IT Suppliers 2013’ report. The report comprises the views of over 200 senior IT executives from across the UK, based around 20+ main technology areas, and includes almost 1,000 individual ratings of IT suppliers’ performance. This report is arguably the first and most comprehensive of its kind and…
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Editor’s Notes: Extending the UC pilots
At the time of writing, the government has just announced that it is extending its pilot schemes for universal credit by six months. On the one hand, this is an encouraging sign that the Department for Work and Pensions wants to get the right systems in place before the widespread adoption of direct payments to…
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Editor’s Notes: Interview with Sir Clive Woodward OBE
We were able to catch up with Sir Clive Woodward OBE, World Cup Winner and Team GB’s Director of Sport for the London Olympics, during our annual conference. His keynote presentation proved inspirational, explaining how great teams are made of great individuals and how to build on this. Our exclusive interview with him is available…
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Editor’s Notes: Whither universal credit?
There is a strong focus in this issue on universal credit and welfare reform – not surprising when, at the time of writing, we’re only six weeks away from the first Pathfinder trials in Manchester and around Cheshire, although the full roll-out isn’t expected to be completed until 2017, according to the DWP. However, little…
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