>The Belgian government has pulled the plug on an expensive police digitisation project, which was launched to modernise and combine outdated IT systems used by local and federal police forces.
>More than €75 million has already been spent on the i-Police programme, but Belgian newspaper Le Soir has uncovered two confidential reports from the federal police from 2024 that expose the mismanagement of the funds allocated for the project.
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No_Substance_99
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Why do IT projects fail?
> the project lacked clear objectives and effective oversight.
> The reports claim that Sopra Steria used unqualified consultants, delivered limited results and had an overall lack of planning.
> The Directorate of Police Information (DRi) was responsible for overseeing the project, but failed to identify issues with Sopra Steria, according to the reports.
That explains a lot.
No requirements, no communication, unqualified people.