SC, DICT Collaborate for Synchronized ICT System

Taking modernization of judicial processes further, the Supreme Court (SC) of the Philippines and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the interconnection and interoperability of ICT systems and applications on August 14, 2024.

 

This partnership is geared towards promoting the integration, interoperability, and interconnection of the two parties’ systems and applications which would ultimately improve public service delivery.

 

DICT Secretary Ivan John Uy emphasized that the MOU is a continuation of the government’s efforts in innovation in the judicial system to strengthen cybersecurity and data protection.

 

Other digitalization initiatives of the Supreme Court under the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027 were discussed by Senior Associate Justice Marvic M.V.F. Leonen, the Chairperson of the Supreme Court Committee on Computerization and Library. Among these projects are the “eCourt PH version 2.0” case management system and the “Guidelines on Submission of Electronic Copies of Pleadings and Other Court Submissions Being Filed Before the Lower Courts Pursuant to the Efficient Use of Paper Rule”.

 

The full press release may be read here.