Digital Strategy 'will fail' without further funding

Thursday, 18 February 2016 00:00

£1 million isn't enough to roll out the Digital Strategy.

That's according to a Douglas East MHK - who's querying why such a meagre amount has been reserved for IT modernisation in this year's Budget.

Classed as a government priority the strategy aims to increase the use of digital services over the next two to five years.

Chris Robertshaw says the cash put aside for it is unrealistic:

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