Another Probation IT Fiasco has left the Probation Officers using paper, according to an article on the Times website.
In an article titled Probation IT fiasco leaves service using paper, The Times states that “Probation officers are writing court reports by hand after managers were forced to ration access to computers that are unable to cope.”
This refers to a comment by Harry Fletcher of NAPO, about the state of the Probation computers in London after a major upgrade. Just in case you think that this is the first time that Harry Fletcher has criticized the rollout of Probation IT systems, or that he is a lone voice, check back on some of our earlier postings on the subject of government IT projects!
In a state of Titanic Obliviousness, (see below for attribution and definition) the juggernaut of centralized probation information technology steams serenely and blindly towards the iceberg of destiny. The only other comment necessary on this episode is that memorable quote from Albert Einstein, who said “the definition of insanity is repeating the same actions over and over, and expecting a different outcome”.
Earlier Articles
- NAO slams IT project’s rising costs
- Mike Manisty on UK Government Radical Change
- Outdated IE6 Browser Still Widespread in Government
- Parliamentary computers infected by Conficker worm
- NOMS Organization Ill-conceived, Incoherent and Incompetent
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