JSC To Introduce IECMS In the Administrative, Labour Courts

Judicial Service Commission of Zimbabwe (JSC) has announced plans to introduce Integrated Electronic Case Management System (IECMS) in the Administrative and Labour Courts.

JSC on their social media platform highlighted that they are introducing IECMS in the Administrative and Labour Courts on the 1st of February 2023.

“IECMS phase two coming soon. We are going digital!!!

“On 1 February the Judiciary Service Commission is introducing the Integrated Electronic Case Management system (IECMS) in the Labour Court and Administrative Court.”

JSC on another post highlighted that IECMS enhances justice through easy accessibility of cases, electronic consultation on chat platforms, electronics allocation and transfer of cases and virtual hearings and online notifications.

The move to digitalise JSC is in line with Government’s policy to take justice delivery system to the people in line with National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).

IECMS system is a web-based Case Management System which automates and tracks all aspects of case life cycle, from the initial filing through disposition and appeal.

The First Phase of IECMS was commissioned on February 7, 2022, by then it was only catering for Magistrate Court, Commercial Court, Supreme Court and finally the Constitutional Court.

In the future IECMS will integrate with systems from organisations such as the Zimbabwe Republic Police, Zimbabwe Prisons and Correctional Services, Zimbabwe Anti-Corruption Court and many other organisations.