New digital tool helps caseworkers navigate complex legislation [IT University of Copenhagen, October 2021]

Title:

New digital tool helps caseworkers navigate complex legislation

 

Author:

Jari Kickbusch

 

Published:

IT University of Copenhagen, 4 October 2021

https://en.itu.dk/About-ITU/Press/News-from-ITU/2021/Ecoknow-afslutning-UK

From the article:

Caseworkers and clients in the Danish municipalities struggle with IT systems that cannot take individual needs into account and are difficult to adapt to the ever-changing legislation. The inflexible systems are expensive to maintain and make it difficult for the caseworkers to meet the legal requirements.  

 

A four-year project 

In 2017, Innovation Fund Denmark invested DKK 16 million in the four-year project Ecoknow, which aimed to investigate ways to make digital casework processes more intelligent, flexible, and transparent. The project, anchored at the IT University of Copenhagen, has just been completed and Principal Investigator, Professor and head of the software, data, people and society research section at Department of Computer Science at Copenhagen University, Thomas Hildebrandt, is proud of the achievement.

Forensic science in Seychelles: An example of a micro-jurisdiction forensic delivery system [Scholarly Article - Forensic Science International: Synergy, 2021]

Title:

Forensic science in Seychelles: An example of a micro-jurisdiction forensic delivery system 

 

Authors:

Jemmy T. Bouzinab,Georgina Sauziera & Simon W. Lewisa 

 

a. School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, 6845, Western Australia, Australia 

b. Seychelles Police Department, Revolution Avenue, Mahe, Seychelles

 

Published:

Forensic Science International: Synergy, 16 February 2021

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589871X21000073

 

Abstract:

Forensic science has become an indispensable tool for even the smallest of jurisdictions. However, micro-jurisdictions often face significant challenges with respect to resource availability, administration and local governance. This paper examines the forensic service provision in Seychelles as an example of a micro-jurisdiction forensic delivery system. The impact of limited resources and remote access to consumables or services have prompted the prospective shift to localise commonly utilised forensic services. The potential for a solid foundation for a sustainable forensic service is examined in relation to jurisdictions with more advanced forensic service delivery. Reforms of the legal framework, administration, and governance structures are some of the key underpinnings for an effective forensic delivery system built on a culture of transparent science that promotes justice and creates public confidence.