A total of 71,781 cases have been filed by applicants using the e-filing system, according to director of Information Communication Technology at the Judicial Service Mr Noble K. Nutifafa.
He said out of the total number of 468 courts in the country, 228 courts have been automated.
Mr Noble K. Nutifafa said this in an interaction with the Judicial Press Corps (JPC) at the Law Court Complex.
He said the service has fully operationalised its e-justice system which essentially deals with e-filling, e-payments, and document requests.
Ghana launched a US$97-million World Bank-funded electronic justice (e-justice) system that would see the country’s courts run paperless.
President Nana Akufo-Addo who launched the system on 20 March 2019 and said it would provide an electronic platform to automate case filing, fee assessment, online payments and execution of court decisions, among other functions.
The platform is expected to reduce the costs associated with manual execution of tasks and save time – especially with regards to court case timetables and calendar management for judges.
Users can access the web-based platform by registering through the Judicial Service website with notification of any payments sent directly to a user’s mobile phone.
Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo said all courts across the country should be connected to the system by 2025 – and the Judicial Service, the project’s implementing agency, is holding discussions with the World Bank in that regard.
Source:Mybrytfmonline/Mensah Atakora
