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Re: [Sheflug] IT giants 'ripping off Whitehall', say MPs
On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:41 AM, Richard Ibbotson
<richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi
>
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-14314935
>
> " Government departments have been ripped off by a "cartel" of big IT
> firms, a damning report by a committee of MPs has found. "
>
> Just to add my own 10p's worth. Although, it's proabably a £1 coin by
> now. Inflation since yesterday. I remember Harold Wilson saying "This
> will not affect the £1 in your pocket". When I was a boy.
>
> For nearly 40 years now I've witnessed the fact that one Government
> after another has screwed up the IT sector and anything to do with IT
> in Government offices. Let's see... "end the era of vast government IT
> projects that he said had dominated Labour's time in power. " I
> remember reading exactly the same words in a newspaper about thirty
> years ago. The Prime Minister has dicovered copy and paste in his
> word processor ?
>
> The comments that have been added to the bottom of the page are a good
> read. Add one yourself if you want to. Not that anything is going to
> change.
Don't be so sure of that. The current procurement laws are way out
there, far beyond that which is required by EU law. For example, EU
requires 30 days delay not the UK IT average of 77 weeks.
Changing to a rational, agile, iterative procurement system would be
worth 5p off income tax. That's probably enough to win an election...
Robert
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