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Why This Council Costly Innovative Plan Showed Early Failings

Wednesday May 22, 2002

The full extent of Wollongong City Council's foray into the brave new world of information technology has been revealed. Ratepayers lost a cool $4.2 million on the deal which had promised to not only give council a state-of-the-art computer system, but earn it the envy and admiration of other councils. LISA CARTY and MICHELLE SINGER investigate.

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