Failed Police Project I-Police Cost Taxpayers over 139 Million Euros, Almost Double What Was Expected.
9 Articles
9 Articles
Belgium's public debt reaches 108.1% of GDP, among EU's highest
The long-awaited report of the Court of Auditors strangles the management of the i-Police project, a computer project of 299 million euros, stopped after 139 million spent, far beyond what had been mentioned so far in the press. The issue: a failed pilotage, poorly managed risks and high costs. ...
I-Police, the failed police digitization project, has cost 139.4 million euros in taxpayers' money. That is nearly double the 76 million euros previously mentioned, according to a report by the Court of Audit. The report states that millions were spent on unusable software licenses and that the government is structurally dependent on external consultants.
Key takeaways A recent audit by the Court of Audit, via VRT NWS, reveals that the failed digitalization initiative i-Police has cost taxpayers 139.4 million euros, nearly double the previously reported amount of 76 million euros. This discrepancy came to light after Minister of the Interior Bernard Quintin previously informed parliament on the […]
The i-Police project for the digitization of the federal police cost a total of 139.4 million euros. This is evident from an audit of the program conducted by the Court of Audit.
Belga The i-police project, the pilotage of which was entrusted to the French consulting company Sopra Steria in 2021, and finally aborted in 2025 for lack of satisfactory results, involved expenditure for a total of EUR 139.4 million, according to an audit carried out by the Court of Auditors at the request of the Parliament. The Court of Auditors also draws up the picture of a programme which seems to be marked from the outset by various weakn…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 67% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
