Friday, July 6, 2012

Another Boondoggle In The Making

Is the Ontario Government scraping the $500 million dollar Anderson/Accenture Consulting computer system boondoggle for another one.

It is all smoke and mirrors.

Social Services Solutions Modernization Project            (SSSMP)

http://www2.msdsb.net/admin/Correspondence/Secondee-Framework-Memo7.pdf

This is a statement from a ODSP worker that used to be an OW worker for 5 years.


The system generated letters to ODSP clients are extremely difficult for recipients to understand and for ODSP Caseworkers to explain.  In an effort to cover legislative requirements the system generated letters often fail to adequately explain the purpose and intent of the letter.  We are hopeful that the new computer system SSSMP will make it simpler for the client to understand what is being requested and why.

Did you catch the word hopeful?

What do you think?

Ron Payne
Welfare Legal
Hamilton, Ontario