Kenyan judiciary goes digital

Kenya's judiciary has deployed an ICT management system that will allow judges to preside over cases via video conferencing and litigants to monitor progress of cases by sending text messages, reports Computer World.

The project was implemented at a cost of $64 million and is expected to first link the high court in Mombasa and Nairobi and will then be rolled out to other courts in the country.

The judiciary has been dogged by allegations of corruption and inefficiency, in which cases have dragged on for more than 10 years, leading to expensive litigation. The judges blamed the slow pace on the manual document management system.

ICT services provider, Smartworld, has partnered with Azeti Networks, a manufacturer of monitoring and security appliances, states Zawya.

As part of the agreement, Azeti will deliver integrated managed communication solutions, which aims to deliver proactive monitoring and uptime with up to 40% cost savings for customers.

Jos'e Bustamante, Azeti's VP, says: "The partnership will make our technology accessible to a broad range of companies in the Middle Eastern region.”

The federal government of the UAE has undergone a major technological overhaul that charts a clear course of success not only for the country but for other governments in the region, says ITP.net.

E-Project portal is the UAE government's major IT development intended to link together its IT infrastructure at a federal level.

The fully managed system allows both internal and external end-users to perform tasks more effectively than previously, while also ensuring the protection of sensitive data. It has also made it easier for citizens to access information on government services.