1. THE STATE OF INFORAMTAION TECHNOLOGY IN THE COURTS OF THE REGION Presentation by Ruth Makhambeni at Entebbe, Uganda, 5 February 2005

2. Introduction putting you in the picture this would include looking at: access to computers; computer literacy of the courts’ support staff; skills development programmes; and the efficient use by judicial officers of computer training and of the acquired skills in computer based research methods.

3. The Catch money commitment from the participating courts

4. The Major Shortfall Factors: adequately equipped libraries computerise the court systems, including the court registries lack of proper equipment a need to establish a website

5. The IT-based Solutions Providing PC’s, computer software, printers, and all the other necessary equipment to the courts Training of magistrates, judges and other judicial officers at all levels in IT based research, with the aim of improving and enriching the quality of the judgments produced by the courts Training of court staff in IT systems with the object of developing a computer programme to manage case files and alternative dispute resolution processes

6. Conclusion