The Integrated Children's System (ICS) is a piece of information technology (IT) developed to assist in the social welfare of children in the UK. It is a great idea and a great fiasco but it is still in place. A government report deemed the system "not fit for purpose" in 2008. Either on a common sense level or on a scientific interpersonal neurobiological level it is a malicious and dangerous piece of sprawling technology which only benefits Social Workers, the police, other quangos and of course the elite software development entrepreneurs. Read more at Toxic Drums ICS.
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6 hours ago
Life was so much easier when we depended on pigeons.
ReplyDeleteAs a northerner I can say that....mainly cause some parts of the north still do....I know computers don't crap on you from a great height but they are far less reliable in my experience...