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15th Colloquy on Information Technology and Law in Europe E-Justice: Interoperability of systems Organised by the Council
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purpose of the 15th Colloquy on Information Technology and Law in
Europe, organised by the Council of Europe in co-operation with the
Swiss Federal Office of Justice on 3 - 5 April 2002 in Macolin
(Switzerland), was to discuss the issues of interoperability arising
from the interconnection of information, case management and register
systems in the field of justice.
European States are today facing the challenge of providing public sector services to citizens and businesses through the use of new information technology. The justice sector public institutions, such as courts and public registers, are no exception to this global trend towards the information society. Citizens and businesses require public sector services in the field of justice that are easily accessible, efficient, reliable and comply with their needs and expectations. For this purpose, the information systems of the various actors in the field of justice must be interoperable, so that data and information can be smoothly exchanged and processed among the institutions involved and delivered to the customer in a readily comprehensible form. Interoperability of information systems is a key prerequisite for e-Justice – delivering court and other public services in the field of justice to citizens and businesses by means of the new information technology. With this objective in mind, the 15th Colloquy on Information Technology and Law in Europe dealt with the issues of interoperability of information, case management and register systems in the field of justice. The Programme of the Colloquy covered the subject of interoperability from three principal perspectives: (1) policy issues, (2) changes to process design and (3) document structure (technical architecture). Participants of the Colloquy were experts of the Council of Europe member States, observer States to the Council of Europe, European Union institutions as well as organisations and IT industry. For more information, please see the List of Participants. The Colloquy also served as a forum for exchanging national experiences on interoperability in the field of justice, including presentation of National Reports of member States. The principal points of discussion are summarised in the Conclusions of the Colloquy.
For more information about the Colloquy, please contact: At the Council of Europe: Mr Martins PRIEDITIS Tel.: +33 3 90 21 51 83 Mr Urs Paul HOLENSTEIN |