Replace, add-on or refresh: The IT challenge for incoming EU members

During the past 10 years Eastern European countries have been struggling with an unprecedented task: transforming centralised economies into market economies. This attempt was not always successful, but in 1996, 60% of Poland gross domestic product (GDP) was originated by the private sector. A sharp initial fall in output after 1990 was followed by solid recovery. By 2000, output was10% (on average) higher than it had been in the beginning.

Includes:
IT optimisation as leverage
Old systems
Risks
Evaluation rules
Conclusions