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I'm thinking more and more about this and other questions have come up. The population of Ontario is about 13 million. This isn't even a national service. It's
by unfocused 12y ago
I'm thinking more and more about this and other questions have come up. The population of Ontario is about 13 million. This isn't even a national service. It's provincial only.
Besides what appears to be terrible software, you have to wonder about the procurement methods? i.e. How the contracts were awarded, measures to ensure that money is properly spent, protection clauses that ensure that the government gets value for dollar, etc.
To spend that much money on something that small is mind boggling.
- pakled_engineer 12y agoThis happens all the time, massive overpriced contracts to gov cronies of what is essentially just a glorified database http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=9840193 http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=9840193 http://www.techvibes.com/blog/bc-government-scraps-scrap-89-million-in-school-software-2011-09-19 http://www.techvibes.com/blog/bc-government-scraps-scrap-89-...