Jordan Times
Sunday, March 14, 2004
Justice Ministry embarks on e-connection plan
AMMAN (JT) — The Ministry of Justice announced on Saturday that it has embarked on a project to connect regular courts with other concerned government departments via a computer network, as part of the 2004-2006 national plan to develop the judiciary.The project — which is expected to be completed in a year — aims to restructure and facilitate administrative operations in regular courts and at the ministry, a Justice Ministry statement said.
The scheme involves an electronic database of criminal and civil records that will be accessible to judges, concerned officials and individuals. It will also provide statistics on the cases, in terms of number, kind and location.
The court complex in Amman has already been equipped with a “temporary” computer network to connect the various sections of the courts with the ministry.
Moreover, the authorities have installed a temporary computer system that is being used to transform paper files and records into an electronic format. About 120,000 records have been computerised since 2000, according to the statement.
The ministry added that work is under way to establish a computer network in the Northern Amman Court, Eastern Amman Court and the Grand Criminal Court downtown.
The ministry's “qualified” technical staff are doing the work “without dependence on private companies,” the statement said, adding that the teams will ultimately link the Kingdom's 73 courts and the official justice departments via the network.
Meanwhile, the ministry has wrapped up work to launch its official website ( www. moj.gov.jo ), which will offer the public access to its various services in two weeks.