Norway to donate EUR 6.8 million for new ACCMIS system, more independent and transparent judiciary
Skopje, 19 September 2022 (MIA) – Norway, together with other donors, is ready to invest EUR 6.8 million for a sooner, more appropriate and complete use of information technology, said participants in Monday’s meeting of the members of the Judicial Council of the Republic of North Macedonia and members of the Norwegian Judicial Council.
Judicial Council President Pavlina Crvenkovska, deputy Selim Ademi and members Loreta Gjorgjieva and Miljazim Mustafa held a working meeting with Director of the Judicial Council of Norway Sven Marius Urke alongside Audun Hognes Berg, who is part of the Norwegian council, as well as Amra Jašarević, Regional Judicial Reform Advisor, the Judicial Council said in a press release. Judge Lazar Nanev of the Basic Court and professor Gordana Lazhetikj also attended the meeting as part of the information and communication technology council.
Interlocutors agreed that the selection of judges, their evaluation and promotion, which are under the jurisdiction of the Judicial Council, will be more complete and have better quality if the entire judicial system is digitized, reads the press release.
Norway’s Judicial Council Director Urke stressed the necessity of fully digitalizing Macedonian judiciary through modern information technology in order to facilitate citizens' access to the judiciary, and create a more efficient, transparent and independent judicial system. He underlined that the entire independence of the judiciary in Norway relies on information technology.
Judicial Council President Crvenkovska told Norway’s delegation that the council is currently allocating financial resources for the digitization process of the judiciary and has expressed readiness for the council to actively participate in the setting up of a new Automated Court Case Management Information System (ACCMIS) system, which will contain tools that have not been used by the Macedonian judiciary so far.
Judicial Council members said they were convinced that with full digitization and investment in information technology, a transparent and independent judiciary will be ensured, which will facilitate the provision of services to citizens, and make court proceedings more open to the public, thus restore trust among the citizens.
