The Development of Information Technologies in the Sphere of Housing Service and Utilities as a Factor of National Life Quality Increase

Abstract

There were considered housing and communal services in the article as it is the most important part of life sustainment infrastructure that defines comfort conditions of human life activities. There was stated Ineffective functioning of housing and communal services, which leads to a decrease in quality of life. There was identified a cause for the current situation which is the ineffectiveness of the management system, including the ineffectiveness of technical policy, the policy of energy conservation and resource efficiency, tariff and personnel policy. It is suggested to implement new information technologies (IT) into the housing and communal services sector, namely geo- informational system, to solve management system problems and to increase the effectiveness of functioning of housing and communal services system. The author set the main goal of implementation of geo-informational system into the management of housing and communal services, namely development of housing and communal services system basing on the application of innovative development, development of communication between different government authorities, resource-providing organizations and citizens, as well as increase of life quality. The article states the purpose of the geo-informational system, which is automation of cooperation of all subjects at the national housing and communal services system market, householders’ societies, managing companies, resource-providing organizations and government authorities. There were considered advantages of geo- informational system for all housing and communal services system market insiders. There was given a description of geo- informational system functioning process.