Chief Justice Owiny Dollo asked the Judiciary to embrace the new technology if the system is to succeed at delivering speedy and fair Justice to Ugandans.
For members of the public who can not access computers or internet, the court has set up kiosks at the designated courts that will help them to register their cases electronically.
The electronic system is meant to promote access to Justice in a timely manner and data that will be entered will be safe and secure to avoid case files from getting lost.
The Chief Justice added that Uganda can not just sit and watch as the rest of the world continues to evolve in the new technology, noting that ICT is being adopted in all forms of society to facilitate efficiency and Service delivery in the current global order.
Justice Frederick Engonda Ntende, the chairperson of the steering committee said that currently, the system will operate in seven courts of law.
It will be implemented by the Supreme court, Court of Appeal, Commercial Court, Criminal Court, Civil Court and the Mengo Chief Magistrate Court.
According to justice Ntende, the Judiciary will continue to operate with in two systems; the computerized and E- filling, until the Judiciary can fully transition into the new case filling and management system.
This will most likely take a period of five years.
