IRELAND HAS NO "enforcer" like the General Accounting Office to ensure that expensive e-government projects are delivered on time and on budget, says Maeve Kneafsey, chair of the Irish Internet Association. Last month, John Collins pointed to a Comptroller and Auditor General report which found that "only half of the Government's ambitious e-government projects were fully operational six months after the deadline had been reached." The Irish taxpayer would be better served with an "enforcer" who would help deliver better value for money.
John Collins -- "Call for 'enforcer' to monitor Government e-projects" in The Irish Times, 22 February 2008.
