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Constitutional Court staff following training on electronic judicial review case settlement, Friday (10/01) at the hall of the Constitutional Court. Photo by Humas MK/Ifa.

JAKARTA, Public Relations of the Constitutional Court—Constitutional Court (MK) Chief Registrar Muhidin officially opened the training on electronic judicial review case settlement in 2020 for staff members. The program that took place on Friday (10/1/2020) in the hall of the Constitutional Court was organized by the Human Resources and Organization Bureau (SDMO) of the Constitutional Court in collaboration with the Center for Information and Communication Technology (TIK) and the Legal and Registrar Administration Bureau (HAK). 

"This program is just the beginning. Our steps to building an IT-based case management must be really take into account. [We must] observe carefully the functions of technology in various institutions. Utilization of technology in institutions must pay attention to the characteristics of the institution," Muhidin said before officials and staff within the Registrar\'s Office and Secretariat General of the Constitutional Court. 

Muhidin said that the Constitutional Court has two supporting units: the Secretariat General and the Registrar\'s Office. "The Secretariat General has executive characteristics but when it comes to the constitutional justices, there are special characteristics of the judiciary. What we have built together is a mix between government and justice, which cannot be confused. When we carry out both supporting units, they cannot be separate. This is the beauty of togetherness that was built in the Constitutional Court," he explained. 

Muhidin added that technology has several functions. First, to capture. In the Constitutional Court, for example, it takes place when a case starts. The petitioner files a petition to the Constitutional Court, which then is accepted by the registration administration, and inputted. 

"Second, processing. It takes place when the case has been accepted as a petition. The administrative registration officer processes cases based on regulatory provisions: the Constitutional Court Law, the Constitutional Court Regulations, Regulations of the Chief Constitutional Justice, and to the SOP. Every [unit] is involved, including the public relations, IT, and others," Muhidin said. 

Technology produces, in the sense of organizing information of a case so that it can be conveyed to the constitutional justices to be examined, Muhidin added. Next, technology functions as storage so that it becomes a useful data base. In addition, technology serves to rediscover information and to transmit it. 

Head of the Human Resources and Organization Bureau Teguh Wahyudi said that the rapid development of information technology at the moment urged the Constitutional Court to be prepared and continue to develop its capacity to face changes. 

"One of the efforts of the Constitutional Court to enter the digital era 4.0 is to create a technology-based justice system that is able to provide fast, inexpensive, affordable, effective, and efficient services. One of them is the electronic judicial review case settlement," Teguh said. 

In addition to creating an electronic-based service system, said Teguh, the staff’s understanding of the electronic-based justice must be improved, as they are the main support system to the constitutional justices. 

In the program, Head of the Center for Information and Communication Technology Budi Achmad Djohari delivered a presentation on the electronic-based judicial review case settlement in the Constitutional Court. 

"[I will be discussing] the use of information technology to facilitate public services. The key is how the Constitutional Court can provide more optimal public services to justice seekers. The concept of access to court and justice was applied by the Court using information and communication technology," Budi explained. 

Budi was optimistic that access to the court and justice through information technology, especially electronic-based systems, can run well in the Constitutional Court in the future. 

"I think it is inevitable that information technology in handling cases must be applied in the Constitutional Court because demands are growing, technology is also developing. The use of technology is to meet the demands of a growing community. If we don\'t use technology, our services will not be optimal," Budi said. 

Budi said that the application of information technology in handling cases had been carried out by the constitutional courts in other countries. For example, the South Korean Constitutional Court already used information technology in handling cases about five years ago. 

"Therefore, this training is our effort to improve public services. Justice seekers who feel their constitutional rights are harmed can contact the Court easily, affordably, quickly, with valid quality information," Budi said. 

After delivering the material by the Head of the MK Information and Communication Technology Center, computer officer Tarnoto urged training participants to simulate and implement the Electronic Case Settlement Information System (SIMPEL) application and the Case Settlement Development Management Information System (SIMPP). "SIMPEL is an application for online petitions as information that is used by outsiders when accessing and dealing with the Constitutional Court. In this case, the petitioner or their attorney," said Tarnoto. He explained that the SIMPEL application has been running on the MKRI website at simpel.mkri.id. 

In addition, Tarnoto added, there is a SIMPP application on the MKRI website. It is used by the Constitutional Court staff internally when processing petitions and cases. (Nano Tresna Arfana/NRA)

Translated by: Yuniar Widiastuti

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