– ‘tech’ will work with commercial, public and third sector partners to facilitate and/or fund small test of change and proof of concept projects that demonstrate how a technology or digital application can improve outcomes for tenants.

[link Healthier Homes/case studies]

Design’ describes design as a way of exploring the problem space openly, collaboratively and with users, before a solution or service is decided. A method of exploring problems that removes organisational or sectoral boundaries. A way of working that should be present at the very heart of government policy, bringing otherwise disparate parts of the public sector around a common goal.

[link to IHUB SD toolkit]

tech’ and Digital Telecare for Scottish Local Government have co-designed a housing pathway within the Digital Telecare Playbook that explores the stepping stones to achieve a digital transition through three phases: Discovery, Planning and Implementation.

[link digital office playbook]

– Advancing technologies are changing how we do business; driving both the pace and scale of changes in the world of work, including jobs in housing. As the workplace continues to evolve, so must the workforce. Staff will be increasingly more likely to encounter technology as part of their role, and organisations must support their staff to adopt new ways of working that may require a new set of skills.

[link to skills info]

– Near Me is a secure, easy to use, web-based video appointments service that’s available to all social landlords, enabling housing services to be delivered or facilitated through video calling. The system was originally designed for NHS Scotland and is tried and tested, safe and secure. [training videos]

We love ‘tech’. We want you to love it too and hope you will join our growing ‘tech community’ of housing professionals, sharing experiences, lessons and contacts with peers, working together to demystify how digital technology really works and what it means for Scottish housing.

[tech charter link] [newsletter sign up]