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REVIEW OF 'OUT OF CONTROL' FOREIGN MINISTRY IT PROJECT SET TO BE RELEASED

Dileepa Fonseka
Tue, 07 May 2024
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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
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