As everyone in social housing is only too well aware, data is fundamental to every housing provider’s operations. Whether it’s upstream problems with data collection, entry and consistency or downstream issues with data integration, reporting and governance (and everything in between), data is one of the ‘existential pillars’ of housing providers’ operations and must be…
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Recruitment
Attracting and retaining the GenZ workforce
Much has been written and discussed about generational differences and the supposed stereotypical traits aligned with each group. As a GenX person (b. 1965-1980), I would say most of the GenX traits are reasonably accurate, in particular the concept of being motivated by working for a specific brand. I started my career with IBM and…
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Platform Housing welcomes its first digital apprentices
Platform Housing Group’s new Digital Future Academy is set to welcome its first six apprentices in September 2025. With its launch covered in the January 2025 edition of Housing Technology, Platform Housing’s academy is designed to open doors for individuals who may have faced barriers to traditional academic success, particularly those who are neurodiverse or…
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Editor’s Notes: Data definitely matters…
Data definitely matters… With the annual Housing Technology conference having just taken place and as we launch our fourth ‘Data Matters’ event in London, the importance of data to all housing providers’ day-to-day operations and their longer-term strategic ambitions cannot be overstated. The existential importance of data to housing providers was pithily summarised by Dr…
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Editor’s Notes: Welcome to 2025 – A year of purpose and innovation
As we begin 2025, Housing Technology is excited to bring you a year of fresh ideas, transformative innovation and purpose-driven strategies. This edition sets the tone for what promises to be a pivotal year, focusing on data standards, cutting-edge technologies and the amazing potential of housing providers to reshape our communities. We’re thrilled to announce…
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Editor’s Notes: Does one size fit all?
Housing Technology has been working with the UK government’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, HACT and Open Data Exchange to research, measure and report on social housing providers’ views of housing-specific data standards. After conducting an online survey (November 2024) of the Housing Technology community around attitudes to data standards, Housing Technology’s research…
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