When the Human Genome Project first started in 1990, it was estimated that the deciphering will end in 2005. This estimation of course, included the speed up by the predicted progress of computer technology in thought. However computers developed much faster and more than the scientists had predicted. It is now estimated that the rough "working draft" will be completed within the 20th century. This is due to the remarkable progresses in computer systems and devises to decode DNA sequences, but also because of another reason.
The Human Genome Project was originally a public project, and therefore data were shared by all scientists throughout the world. However the appearance of industries casted a change in the system.
Setting an eye on the enormous profit the new genome buisness will bring, industries started identifying genes in each companies' original way at a radical speed. They applied patents for every gene he identified so they could monopolize the share. And they were fast.
This brought a change in the methods of the federal genome project. In order to stop this patent movement, universities and government labs came up with the solution of presenting encoded genome sequences out to the public, so patents could not be given out. However, to carry out this plan, gene sequences must be deciphered faster than those companies. This made the labs change their strageties. Until then, accuracy and completeness had been the two most valued quality in the project. However with industried joining the race, speed became first priority. So for now, ending the sequencing task is being hurried, though for sure it will leave some holes and mistakes in the gene map. Each nation increased their budget, invested money on more machines and humans to speed up their work. Now it is estimated that the skimming through the gene will end in the spring of the year 2000, and the more neat and accurate gene map will be completed in about 2003.

The Human Genome Project -plans from history to the future-

1990	Formal launch of the Human Genome Project
2000.3	Plans for the completion of the "working draft"
2003	Plans for completion of the Human Genome Project
2005	Original plans for the completion of the Genome Project