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Public services in the UK have faced severe budget cuts in recent years. Spending money for new software could very well have meant to have less police on the s
by dx034 9y ago
Public services in the UK have faced severe budget cuts in recent years. Spending money for new software could very well have meant to have less police on the street. That's not an excuse to use unsafe systems but it can be an explanation. Public services don't work like companies, especially if they're forced to reduce their budget by 30% over a few years without neglecting their duty.
- guitarbill 9y agoOn the other hand, public services don't have a great track record for effectively spending IT budgets, and the managers who oversee all this barely have any accountability. So it's not too different from companies.
- dx034 9y agoI'd argue all large organisations have a bad track record for IT budgets. It's shocking to see the amounts large companies spend on outdated and ineffective IT systems, just because the vendor is large or the consultant likes it.