Comment by cedws
2 days ago
The GOV.UK project is a rare success story for IT in the UK government. They need to take that team, give them big incentives to stay, and give them more projects. Why are we outsourcing to international companies that don’t give a shit when we have a wealth of talent at home? Why aren’t we investing in our own people?
The people who did the UK COVID app also did a good job, as far as I am aware. The lessons seems to be that it is better to employ a small, experienced and talented team and get out of their way, than outsource to a huge government contractor.
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