"A national agency, Mampu, must study Sarawak model for possible incorporation to relevant sectors as the Prime Minister is very keen on full-fledged e-government so long as there's wired connection," Sidek responded to a briefing in Miri court on Sarawak Judicial Department's technology court system architecture.
Since its implementation last year, Sarawak integrated court system (ICS) had shown efficiency in time and cost savings and epitomised the resources as well as improving the case management towards the process of e-payment.
Sidek said he was very impressed with the feat achieved by Sarawak Courts, adding a number of failures on innovations or decision-implementation by the government was due to lack of an effective monitoring and enforcement system agencies.
"The court proceedings via video-conference had estimated direct saving to the court over RM600,000 last year excluding saving for lawyers and litigants. The court recording and transcribing, e-registrations, e-filing of cases have improved delivery system for the public not only cost saving for lawyers," said High Court Judge David D W Wong.
The judge briefed the visiting Malaysian top civil servant who is also the Cabinet secretary as part of the activities in conjunction with the opening of Sarawak Legal Year 2008 in Miri for the first time, and outside State capital Kuching.
The interpreters, said Wong, are also no longer just doing court interpretation on proceedings or support duties but must be ICT savvy and multi-tasking as transcribers and data processors.
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Autor(en)/Author(s): George Francis
Quelle/Source: Borneo Bulletin, 28.01.2008
