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Following entry is a record in the “Catalogue of Catastrophe” - a list of failed and trouble technology projects from around the word.
Synopsis :
A project aimed at providing live camera links from police cars and other fixed locations to a central command location fails to achieve the desired results. Equipment failures, poor planning and poor training mean that as a integrated whole the system was worthless. Staff are unfamiliar with how to use the system, the data collected through the system is of questionable value and failure to understand operating environment in which the system would function resulted in equipment that failed under the extreme temperatures that are not uncommon in the area.
Contributing factors as reported in the press:
Lack of oversight, faulty equipment, poor training, underestimation of complexity, ineffective procurement practices.
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