Earlier this year, Itica conducted its ‘Future of ICT’ survey but postponed its results until now to allow everyone to focus on dealing with the coronavirus. The main findings from Itica’s survey of around 100 respondents, from both housing providers and IT suppliers/consultants, are around the value for money that housing providers apparently gain from…
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Itica’s IT survey raises £2,000 for The Big Issue
During March, Itica ran a survey on ‘The future of ICT in social housing’, donating £10 for each fully completed submission plus a further donation to bring the total to £2,000 for The Big Issue Foundation. Stephen Robertson, CEO, The Big Issue Foundation, said, “We would like to thank Itica for a very generous donation…
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Learning from coronavirus – Sector-wide IT collaboration?
“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African Proverb As we all grapple with the impact of coronavirus, it’s obvious that we are ‘stronger together’. The crisis has illustrated that the housing sector and its various ecosystems are mutually interdependent and must collaborate. The absolute need…
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Technology procurement – Cheaper isn’t always better
Housing Technology asked a panel of finance and procurement experts from Aareon, Ark Consultancy, CJC Procurement and Itica for their views around the idea that ‘cheaper isn’t always best’ when it comes to IT procurement and the subtleties of balancing quality versus price. The risks of low cost Commenting on the key risk factors associated…
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Epping Forest Council appoints Itica for its ICT strategy
IT consultancy Itica has secured several new projects with Epping Forest District Council including a comprehensive review of the council’s corporate technology strategy and the procurement of software to support its housing, asset management and repairs functions. The consultancy is also advising on the development of a new networking and telecoms strategy.
You can’t get there from here…
It’s fair to say that from an IT systems’ perspective, the housing sector is at a crossroads in terms of how it deals with the challenges of mobile, digital, data management and, most recently, capabilities such as AI and IoT. Meanwhile, the IT procurement history in the sector has been predominantly ‘best of breed’ acquisitions,…
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