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[Day Permalink] Friday, April 23, 2004

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UK wasting billions on IT projects: "Billions of pounds are wasted every year on new IT systems, according to a report published by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the British Computer Society. Despite many examples of good practice, there is still a lack of professionalism in software engineering that could even be dangerous in safety-critical systems. [...] The report recommends that all senior IT practitioners designing and delivering high-consequence systems should be either Chartered IT Professionals - a new qualification being launched by the BCS - or Chartered Engineers."