The Attorney General (AG) and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has called for “full digitalization of the operations of the office,” in its quest to deliver effective services.
According to him, the “operationalization of an integrated information management system” will fit into the modernized world.
Mr. Godfred Dame, who made this call during the Commissioning of ‘The Law House’- a new office accommodation for AG said, “We cannot have a modern legal service without a fully functional digitized working environment.”
“Distinguished guests, last night as I looked in admiration at how orderly and almost bare the desk in my new office looked (and those who are close to me know that I like space – big spaces), I quickly remembered that in less than a day, mountains of file will clutter the desk.
“Without a doubt, we must move away from this unhealthy situation,” Mr. Godfred Dame stated.
He added, “We cannot have a modern legal service without a fully functional digitized working environment.”
To this end, the AG said, “a significant phase in the creation of the modern legal service I speak about is the operationalization of an integrated information management system for the Office of Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice or a full digitalization of the operations of the office.”
Mr Dame said, “a complete electronic management of all records at the office is non-negotiable.
“We cannot allow paper to clutter our working environment and destroy the beauty of what we have done with the Law House.
“Fully cognisant of the supreme benefits of technology, I will strive to augment the capacity of the Ministry to digitalize its operations by adding a fully functional modern electronic law library to these facilities as well as ensuring a complete electronic management of records,” the AG stated.
Source: Ghana/Starrfm.com.gh/Murtala Inusah
