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The UK government allows people to create e-petitions which will be debated in parliament if enough signatures are collected. I created one which I think can sa
by harel 15y ago
The UK government allows people to create e-petitions which will be debated in parliament if enough signatures are collected. I created one which I think can save billions if government IT projects will be scrutinized by a panel of internet start up pros. At the moment those projects go to huge corporations operating under silly budgets just because they can and the government will pay them that much. Many of these projects fail to the tune of millions and sometimes billions of pounds.
- GiraffeNecktie 15y agoI know of one huge govt IT web project (+$100 million) soon to go live that is being delivered, believe it or not, from their mainframe. I wonder what your panel of experts would think about that approach. :)
- arethuza 15y agoIf it hasn't gone live yet then it is perhaps just a wee bit early to be treating it as a success!
- harel 15y agoI don't think he treated it as a success. I smell the cynicism all the way to here.
- GiraffeNecktie 15y agoThe organization is already treating it as a smashing success, although it's a couple of years late and much of the most useful functionality has been pushed back to later releases. It's amazing how little your hundred million gets you in the government. I should also mention that this is not the UK government.
- harel 15y agoI think all governments are suckers when it comes to technology they don't understand. There will always be someone who does and can scoop up their/our cash.
- harel 15y ago$100 million project is just insane. Even if that app directly serves every man, woman and child of the United Kingdom every single day, that is still 60 million visitors a day. Not unheard of. I'm sure 80% of that budget is fudge by the company who bid and won it, mainly allowed due to the lack of understanding of how these things can work within government. I wouldn't give a toss but its my money being spent at the end of the day.
- smiler 15y agoTo clarify - it will be considered by a parliamentary committee whether it warrants a debate in parliament - so the signatures are not guarantees of a debate.
- harel 15y agohear hear