Secretary-General M. Guntur Hamzah speaking about “The Role of Judicial Institutions in Digital/Electronic-Based Learning” virtually at a seminar by Airlangga University, Tuesday (1/18/2022). Photo by Humas MK/BPE.
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 | 15:49 WIB
JAKARTA, Public Relations—Modern judiciary is that with an ICT-based work system (Information, Communication, and Technology) that has an advanced mindset and culture, said Secretary-General M. Guntur Hamzah at a seminar on legal education and launch of the legal education network of the Law Faculty of Universitas Airlangga (FH UNAIR) on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. The event was organized by FH UNAIR and the Law Faculty of Maastricht University. He talked about “The Role of Judicial Institutions in Digital/Electronic-Based Learning.” Also speaking at the seminar was the Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for Non-Judicial Affairs, Sunarto.
In his presentation, Guntur revealed the objective of ICT-based judiciary. “To cut costs and time; minimize the practice of corruption, collusion, and nepotism. In addition, to realize efficient, effective, transparent, and accountable work processes and to improve the quality of public services,” he said.
Guntur also said that in order to supports digital/electronic-based learning, the judiciary must adopt ICT developments, must actively promote rationality and substantive justice in achieving its objectives, able to recognize the justice-seeking community needs of regulations, and consider the “spirit” of the law that the law exists for society.
Disruption 4.0, which is marked by the rapid development of technology, Guntur said, serves as a lesson for the Constitutional Court, as it drives the Court to make legal practices smarter, more time-saving, and more accurate. The Court provides transcripts of the hearings, live streaming broadcast, and decisions that can be downloaded off its website. It also allows petitions to be filed online and organizes virtual/online hearings, making things even simpler.
“Legal products or services in the era of disruption are now easier to access and choose, such as online petition filing, question-and-answer forum on the Court’s website, and free access to all documents on the Court’s website,” he said.
Constitutional Court’s ICT-Based Systems
Guntur revealed that in response to ICT developments, the Court built integrated systems such as the case settlement management information system (SIMPP), the information system and financial verification (SIVIKA), e-Kinerja, e-SKP, the dynamic archival information system (SIKD), the electronic petition information system (SIMPEL), e-Perisalah, e-Minutasi, the electronic constitutional case registration book (e-BRPK), case tracking, and video conferencing. “The systems are integrated for faster and more effective work process,” he said.
The Court further took its responses to setting up 24/7 online public service system for justice seekers, with a single sign-in for access to all services within its network. The Court also strives to encourage a digital mindset and established M-KIT.
Guntur revealed that in the Constitutional Court, ICT also means Integrity, Clean, and Trustworthy. Integrity is a characteristic that prevents the loss of human identity. Clean refers to independence from corruptive practices. Trustworthy, he said, is the most important element in law enforcement and lawmaking in the digital era. Understanding this would prevent one from being a man behind the tool, which can lead to wrongful use of the tool. “Therefore, the principles of Integrity, Clean, and Trustworthy are an inseparable part of ICT in the Constitutional Court,” he stressed.
Openness Necessary
Guntur talked about the importance of openness in any institutions, including the Constitutional Court. According to English philosopher Jeremy Bentham, without openness, there will be no justice. Openness is the spirit of justice to fight injustice. “If we want to be modern, that is the philosophy that every staff members of the Court must have for creating a transparent judiciary,” he said.
Guntur said that openness in the judiciary is inevitable. He quoted Amelia Mary Earhart, “The most effective way to do it is to do it.” This means that anything that needs to be done must be done right away and done well.
Guntur also revealed that the Court was undergoing a paradigm shift and was making continuous improvements to achieve job efficiency and effectiveness for much greater benefits. For example, it has started using digital signatures for two years now.
Guntur hoped that the new paradigm through the use of digital signatures can be maintained and developed continuously because digital signatures are so much better, not only are they more accurate, but also allows for the tracing of documents. Digitally-signed documents have originality, validity, authenticity [Indonesian: OVO or orisinal, valid, otentik] that outweigh paper documents.
The next paradigm shift in the Court, Guntur added, is the significant change from the use of physical paper to soft copy. Besides being efficient, digital documents are also easier to send without the need for couriers and mail carriers. Digital documents can be sent quickly via email. This saves more time as there is much less waiting time until the documents arrive at the intended recipients.
Writer : Nano Tresna Arfana
Editor : Lulu Anjarsari P.
Translator : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)
Translation uploaded on 01/21/2022 11:50 WIB
Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.
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