Ethio-Telecom, Federal Supreme Court Partner to Digitize Judicial System

Addis Ababa, April 5, 2023 (FBC) – Ethio-telecom and the Federal Supreme Court have signed a strategic partnership agreement that aims to digitalize the judicial system of the federal courts.

According to Ethio-telecom, Frehiwot Tamru, Ethio-telecom CEO and Tewodros Mihret, President of the Federal Supreme Court signed the partnership agreement on Tuesday.

Ethio-telecom stated that the signed strategic partnership agreement aims to deliver efficient and time-bound citizen centric justice services.

Based on the agreement, Ethio telecom will deploy and hand over a reliable and world class standard information communication technology (ICT) infrastructure to be equipped with reliable power supply backup network and secured network modular data center, cloud service, secured energy system, video surveillance, OTN system, network operation center, wide area and local area networks as well as software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN), Ethio- telecom has indicated.

“enhancing the federal courts to provide fast, efficient, modern and accessible judicial services to clients guided by the e-court system being developed by the federal Supreme court”, Ethio- telecom said.

Furthermore, the agreement would play a significant role in maintaining and further strengthening the strategic partnership of the two institutions in areas of telecom services such as in capacity building, training, knowledge, skill and technology transfer, it added.

The completion of this infrastructure would enable the federal courts’ judicial services to be accessible, reliable, create accessibility of information to its stakeholders, easy to develop, install & implement decision support systems in courts, cost efficient solution and on time delivery of service and establish process transparency, thereby increasing public confidence in judicial services, Ethio-telecom has stated.

It is stated that the infrastructure will also enable clients to have data security and access case information, transparency of process and review the case files, information access and submission in all location, enhance judicial productivity, easy verification service and high quality judicial service.