An $842-million project to transfer patient health-care records to an integrated, digital database has gone off the rails after three B.C. health authorities abandoned their contract with IBM, leaving 85 per cent of the job unfinished.
…NDP Leader John Horgan, however, noted this is just the latest example in a string of B.C. government IT projects that have run into trouble. In another high-profile case, the province's new $182-million computer system for welfare and child-protection services has been widely criticized for technical flaws, privacy risks and bigger workloads.
"Today, the people of British Columbia were shown the ineptitude of the B.C. Liberals when it comes to managing their dollars," Mr. Horgan said.
The one that I remember is the one forced on our school districts. Saanichton made a 'homemade' system to integrate our school districts' student records for much less than a commercial system. Our school districts are forced to use the commercial one at a much higher cost than the made in BC one.