That's not the cost. It's just a proposed cost to roll it out else where. How much has been paid so far for the software when there is a public domain version already available?
On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Matthew Somerville <[email protected]>wrote: > This has been discussed before. No need for an FOI request, the cost of > LoveCleanStreets is here: > http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/London%20Councils/Item6LoveCleanStreetscover.pdf > > As you can see from that document, part of it is to provide a two-way API > so that other sites (FixMyStreet is mentioned) can feed in requests. I > believe we're hoping to meet with Lewisham at some point. It certainly does > integrate with their back-end systems, yes, and hopefully FixMyStreet will > be able to feed into it better in the future. > > ATB, > Matthew > > > Francis Irving wrote: > >> If the system did have those extra features, that would definitely >> justify them building their own system, IMHO. Ideally there'd be >> standard protocols, and FixMyStreet would integrate with them, >> but meanwhile... >> >> By "extra features" here I mean that anyone should be able to >> see all the internal correspondence as it happens about the >> issue. Anyeon should be able to see what day the maintenance >> van is schedule to go there. >> >> If it can't be fixed just yet, there should be an explanation. >> Maybe it is cheaper to fix the problem with a bunch of other >> similar problems later. Maybe they are over worked and don't have >> enough money to employ more maintenance vans. Maybe they are >> always busy on this day, or at this time of year, and know that >> next month it'll be quiet and they can catch up. >> >> So yes, that kind of exposure to the internal database, in a clear >> usable way, would justify it. >> > > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 10:36:18AM +0100, Mark Pack wrote: >> >>> >From what (little) I know of the Lewisham system, I suspect the >>> motivation (rightly or wrongly) will have been the back-end admin. >>> >>> I believe Lewisham's system was design to be very closely integrated >>> with the systems the council / their contractors use both so that the >>> whole process can be managed more efficiently and so the public can >>> login to see exactly where the item has got to in the system. >>> >>> I think it's true to say that goes beyond what a council can do with >>> FixMyStreet, but by all means put me right... >>> >> > > On 16 April 2010 09:16, Etienne Pollard <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> > How about putting in a Freedom of Information request to London Councils, >>>> who funded the work: http://www.lovecleanstreets.org/Help/About links >>>> to http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/capitalambition/default.htm >>>> >>> > On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 9:09 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> There is nothing like duplicating an existing system. >>>>> >>>>> My immediate question, is how much local government has spent on this. >>>>> >>>> > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list [email protected] > Archive, settings, or unsubscribe: > https://secure.mysociety.org/admin/lists/mailman/listinfo/developers-public > -- Nick
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