The new Minister of Cybersecurity of Digital (MCN), Gilles Bélanger, refuses to say if the government has the power to make adequate follow -up of its IT projects, when cost exceeding make headlines and the Gallant Commission is looking at the SAAQCLIC fiasco.
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“Does the MCN have sufficient powers so as to manage public organizations and ministries at the level of TI projects [de technologie de l’information] ? I don’t want to judge for the moment, but I think that[un meilleur encadrement] would help in more precise management. »»
The elected official revealed on Thursday that he is developing a plan to “enhance the quality of management” of the government’s computer projects. “Am I going to have to take different means of the powers I currently have?” Probably. I am counting on this, ”said Eric Caire’s successor. “I’ve been there for 60 days and in the coming weeks, I’m going to arrive with an action plan. »»
-At the start of the week, The press had revealed that some employees of his ministry are well aware of the strategies of public organizations to better appear in the MCN dashboard on the advancement of IT projects, accessible to the public.
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Certain organizations and ministries split their sites into small projects, dilute their expenses in current operations or record incomplete updates, said a source that worked at the MCN. The objective? May the lights be green in the eyes of the population.
“What I receive is reliable, but I still ask questions,” Minister Bélanger reacted to the revelations of The press. Sometimes there are data that I will want to validate. I have the mandate to provide service to free citizens. My goal is [la fin des] cost exceedations and [des] Overtising deadlines. »»
