Data-driven working does not start with dashboards, AI or new applications, but with the question of whether the underlying data is reliable, traceable and well organised. For housing associations this is becoming increasingly important, because decisions on maintenance, sustainability, letting and portfolio policy are only valuable when they are based on current and accurate information. At Corporatieplein, Clappform shows how housing associations can bring fragmented data from existing source systems together into one reliable information supply. Ahead of the trade fair, CorporatieGids spoke about this with co-founder Tom Griffioen.
What is your message at Corporatieplein?
Our message is clear: a housing association only becomes truly future-proof when its data is in order. Digital transformation is not about having as many systems as possible side by side, but about getting a grip on the data you already have and using it smartly and reliably for decision-making.
This year our stand centres on a twofold theme. First, together with the DAMA NL foundation, we are organising a knowledge session on data management within housing associations: how do you ensure ownership, quality and governance of data, and why is that the foundation of every digital ambition? DAMA NL brings the established knowledge and standards in the field of data management, and we bring the practical experience from the housing sector: a combination that gives visitors something concrete to hold on to.
In addition, we are showing our Gegevensmagazijn (Data Warehouse) at the stand: our digital solution that provides data integrations between the systems housing associations already use (ERP, property software, CRM and more). The Data Warehouse brings fragmented data from those source systems together in one central, reliable environment, so that housing associations can genuinely make data-driven decisions, from portfolio strategy to maintenance and sustainability. Because we record where data comes from and how it is processed along the way (data lineage), that data remains traceable and reliable, which is indispensable as soon as you base important decisions on it.
What information can visitors find with you?
Visitors can come to us with questions such as:
How do I get an overview of, and control over, data that is currently spread across different systems?
How do I set up data management and data governance properly within my organisation, and where do I start?
How do I make sure my data is reliable, current and of sufficient quality to steer by?
How do I combine data from multiple sources into usable management information and dashboards for management and the board?
How do I make sure I can always trace where my data comes from and what processing it has undergone (data lineage)?
How do I meet requirements around information security and privacy (we are ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certified ourselves) while wanting to make my data more accessible?
For each of these questions, we are happy to share concrete examples from housing associations and other public sector organisations we already work with.
How do you help housing associations become future-proof?
We help housing associations on two levels that reinforce each other.
On the foundation: together with DAMA NL we build awareness and knowledge about data management, so that data ownership, quality and governance are not an afterthought but a permanent part of the organisation. That foundation is needed before digital transformation can truly succeed.
On the practical side: with our Data Warehouse, we make sure housing associations do not get stuck in loose Excel sheets and manual links between systems. We open up and integrate data from existing source systems into one central, current information supply, with data lineage as the underlying principle: for every data point, you can trace which source system it comes from and which steps it has gone through. That gives housing associations the ability to make decisions faster and on a well-founded basis (about maintenance, sustainability, letting or portfolio policy), based on facts rather than assumptions, and with confidence that those facts are correct.
This is how we make digital transformation concrete: not as an abstract goal, but as a combination of the right knowledge (with DAMA NL) and the right technology (the Data Warehouse) to work in a data-driven way today.
Where can you find Clappform at Corporatieplein 2026?
Clappform can be found at Corporatieplein on 10 September at stand 22 in Expo Houten.
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