Review of 'out of control' foreign ministry IT project set to be released

Review of 'out of control' foreign ministry IT project set to be released
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Dileepa Fonseka
A PwC report will be released this week on a major Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Mfat) information technology project that industry sources say is “out of control” and the ministry acknowledges has more than doubled in cost.However, the final released report will likely differ from a controversial draft version that BusinessDesk understands levelled many criticisms around governance and cost-tracking on the project.The department has already acknowledged the budget for the project has blown out from $13.5 million when it wa...

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