In a short span of just a few years, there has been a quantum leap in the prioritization by the world’s leading courts in the implementation and effective use and management of information technology to improve and enhance the efficiency, effectiveness and timeliness in the delivery of justice.

 
 

 

From all over the world and for 1 day and in 1 place, Court Technologies 2006 will feature a rare and select gathering of key senior administrative officials of leading court jurisdictions including:

 

Sir Ron De Witt, Chief Executive of Her Majesty’s Courts Service (UK) which is responsible for all policy decisions regarding criminal courts and the justice system and provides support to all the various parts of the legal system in England and Wales
Peter S. Vogel, Chairman of the Judicial Committee on information technology, the Supreme Court of Texas (USA) which advises the Supreme Court about information technology matters and manages the evolution of automation in the State Court system
Megan Greenwood, CEO & Principal Registrar, Supreme Court of New South Wales (Australia) which champions the application of leading edged technologies to enhance the delivery of court services in the State of New South Wales
Kwek Mean Luck, Senior Assistant Registrar & Senior Director, The Supreme Court of Singapore, which equips Singapore’s legal system with a courthouse that meets the demands of the twenty-first century
Ivan Uy, President CIO Forum and former CIO Philippine Supreme Court, The Philippines, will disucss how the Philippines Supreme Court embraced technology and implemented successful change management programmes

 

 
           
 
 
 
COURT TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
 
 
 
 
27 November 2006 * Monday
 
 
 
 
Lead Sponsor:
 
 


 
           
 
8.15
Registration
9.00
Chairperson Opening Address
Anne Wallace, Lecturer, University of Canberra, Australia
9.15
The Texas Court System’s experience in integrating information technology for 3200 Judges
Peter will speak on JCIT’s 9 year experience of integrating Information Technology into the Texas Court System which is responsible for helping automate the Texas Court System and putting Internet on the desktops of 3,200 judges throughout the state. This includes eFiling, Internet access of court records, automated trial case management systems, and development of appellate court case management systems.
Peter S Vogel, Chairman, Texas Supreme Court Judicial Committee, USA
 
Peter is chair of the Electronic Discovery and Document Retention Group and co-chair of the Internet and Computer Technology Practice at Gardere Wynne Sewell - where he helps clients navigate business and technology issues through the legal mazes of intellectual property, contracts, government regulation, and litigation from cradle to grave. Because of his unique background and expertise, Peter is often appointed as an Arbitrator, Court Ordered Mediator, and Special Master in Internet, intellectual property, and computer technology litigation. In addition to helping businesses throughout the world, Peter has also devoted a substantial amount of time and energy serving government agencies and non-profit organizations by addressing their computer and Internet issues. Peter Chairs the Texas Supreme Court Judicial Committee on Information Technology, whose mission is to put Internet on the desktops of all 3,200 judges in Texas.
10.00
E-Justice - An Australian Perspective
- Overview of electronic services in Australian courts: How the courts and profession are transacting electronically
- Overcoming the challenges: What do litigants and the profession really want?
- Strategies for successful e-service development and delivery
- Future direction of eJustice in Australia
Anne Wallace, Lecturer, University of Canberra, Australia
 
Anne Wallace, LLB, LLM, lectures in law at the University of Canberra and also works as a consultant in the field of court technology and judicial administration. Anne is a former Deputy Executive Director of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration (‘AIJA’). She took up that position in 1993, having previously practiced law for 10 years in both the private and government sectors.Anne has researched and written on wide variety of topics relating to the use of technology in the justice system, including e-services, courtroom technology, e-filing, legal XML, case management and others. She has also worked on two European research projects on comparative developments in technology in justice administration.
10.45
Visit to the Technology court at the Supreme Court of Singapore
12.30
Lunch and opportunity to visit the exhibition
1.30
The Challenge of Modernizing the Courts - through the successful integration of technology enabled change
- Technology as a driver and enabler of change - so we can re-engineer our business processes
- Ensuring that IT enabling projects are business driven – not technology/IT led - so they support business needs rather than drive ways of working
- Creating and delivering a programme of feasible and practical
Sir Ron De Witt, Chief Executive, Her Majesty’s Court Service, United Kingdom
 
Sir Ronald De Witt was appointed as chief executive of Her Majesty’s Courts Service and executive member of the Department for Constitutional Affairs corporate board in March 2004.From April 2002, he was chief executive of North West London Strategic Health Authority. Previous appointments include chief executive of King’s College Hospital NHS Trust in London, chief executive of Royal Hull Hospital Trust, and chief executive of Leeds Health Authority. He was knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours list in 2003 for services to nursing and the NHS; was appointed Honorary Fellow in Humanities (Lincolnshire University), and received a Doctorate Civil Law (Honoris Causa) from the University of East Anglia in recognition of his work with Education and Health.
2.10
Judges, courts and cyberspace: using technology to improve services
This session will:
- Provide an overview of Australia’s progress in implementing electronic services in both national and state courts
- Identify planning, integration and implementation issues for both courts and legal practitioners and suggest strategies to avoid them
- Discuss the NSW experience in integrating new technologies with legacy systems
- Suggest future directions for Australian courts in the use of electronic courts
Megan Greenwood, CEO & Principal Registrar, The Supreme Court of New South Wales, Australia
 
Megan Greenwood has been in her current role since March 2003. Previously, Megan was the Registrar of the Land and Environment Court of NSW and she worked in a senior operational role at the District Court of NSW. In addition, Megan has extensive experience in the NSW and Victorian governments. Megan has a particular interest in the application of technology to enhance the delivery of court services and she has worked on technology projects in each of her court roles. She is currently involved in two key projects: CourtLinkNSW, a $40m courts computerisation project; and Courts 2010, a transformational change project to improve NSW court operations. Megan previously implemented an electronic services project in the Land and Environment Court of NSW.
2.50
Creating an eJudiciary Roadmap – Critical success factors for development and delivery
- Key considerations and know-how in project strategic planning
- Prioritization – driving the sequence of investment
- Alignment and buy-in – ensure orderly build out/up of capability
- Successful transformational change
- Identification of a driver for the executive team
- Development of a dedicated project team with deep domain know-how and process reengineering skills
- Continuous assessment of needs and alignment with technology development
Leong Peng Kiong, CEO, CrimsonLogic Pte Ltd
 
Leong Peng Kiong joined CrimsonLogic as Acting CEO in October 2005 and became CEO in April 2006. In this position, Peng Kiong is responsible for setting the strategic directions for the company and leading the company in penetrating new overseas markets. Prior to CrimsonLogic, Peng Kiong was Director, Capital Enabling Group at International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore) from 2002. Concurrent to his appointment in IE Singapore, he was also Senior Vice President (SVP) of IE Singapore Holdings. As SVP of IE Singapore Holdings, he was responsible for overseeing the investments in its subsidiary and associate companies, and led in defining the strategic direction of their businesses. Peng Kiong continues to hold the post of SVP at IE Singapore Holdings. Prior to his IE Singapore stint, Peng Kiong was Executive Vice President of Norsk Hydro Asia from 1997. Norsk Hydro Asia is the regional headquarters of Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian MNC with businesses in Light Metals, Fertilisers, Oil & Energy and Chemicals. Among others, he was responsible for the development of the company’s expansion plans as well as seeking and executing its investments in the Asia-Pacific region. From 1992-97, Peng Kiong was Senior Vice President of Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd and was responsible for its investments across a wide spectrum of industries in the Asia-Pacific region.
3..30
Afternoon refreshment and opportunity to visit the exhibition
4.00
Challenges on Technology adoption in the Judiciary (The Philippine Experience)
- Introduction of Philippine setting
- Resource issues
- Change management issues
- Looking for champions
- Dealing with turf and vested interests
- Personnel
- Conflict and resistance management
- Education and training
- Reengineering processes and mindsets

Ivan Uy, President CIO Forum and former CIO Philippine Supreme Court The Philippines
 
Ivan Uy specializes in Information Technology and its relationship to law, justice and governmental institutions including: the application of technology in enhancing electronic governance; cyber crimes and cyber terrorism issues including reviewing vulnerability assessments, intrusion detection systems, incident response; computer forensics and Electronic Evidence including Electronic Documents, Electronic/Digital Signatures, Public Key Infrastructure; study and analysis of scientific and technological developments and their effects on legal doctrines such as DNA, Biometrics, Human Genome, Nano technology, Genetic Engineering, Genetically Modified Organisms, and virtual presence. As former CIO of The Philippine Supreme Court Ivan has extensive experience of developing technology projects within a Court environment.
4.40
How the Supreme Court of Singapore is pushing the technology envelope in the administration of justice
- Overview of the Supreme Court’s approach to the evaluation and incorporation of cutting edge technologies to provide for the most conducive and effective courtroom environment
- The implementation of leading technologies like Digital Transcription System
(DTS), Electronic Queue Management System (EQMS) and Electronic Signage System (ESS) to improve the efficiency of cases in the new Supreme Court Building
- How the Supreme Court uses its web portal (awarded Justice Served Top 10 Website Award 2006) to improve accessibility to justice by providing more information on court procedures and judgments as well as services in a user-friendly manner
- Preview of the upcoming Electronic Litigation System (ELS) and its impact on the future direction of courtroom and law firm technology in Singapore
Kwek Mean Luck, Senior Assistant Registrar, The Supreme Court of Singapore
 
Mr Kwek Mean Luck is presently Senior Assistant Registrar and Senior Director at the Supreme Court of Singapore. He read law at Cambridge University on a Public Service Commission Overseas Merit Scholarship where he graduated in 1995 with a triple first class degree and prizes in Jurisprudence and Commercial Law. He received his LL.M from Harvard University, which he undertook on a Lee Kuan Yew Scholarship. He oversaw the business process re-engineering work for the government’s award winning Online Business Licensing Service whilst Deputy Director at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, served as a member of the Singapore Academy Law’s Technology Law Development Group, oversaw the design and construction of the new technology facilities in the New Supreme Court Building in his capacity as Chairman of the New Supreme Court Building Steering Committee and led the revamp of the Supreme Court website which received the international “Justice Served Top 10 Court Websites Award 2006”.
5.20
Networking drinks reception
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Visit to the Technology court at the Supreme Court of Singapore


A unique opportunity to see one of the region’s leading utilisers of technology in the courtroom.Delegates will be transferred by coach from the conference venue to the Supreme Court with return transfer at the end of the visit.

Places are strictly limited and delegates registering for the Court Technology Conference will be sent full joining instructions in advance of the visit. For more details contact
Simon Turner on (65) 6532 5370
 
 
           
 
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For more information please contact Simon Turner on +65 6532 5370
or email him at simon.turner@abf-asia.com

 
           
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