French Visit

1 PRESENTATION NOTE - Learning Expedition TOWARDS “ZERO PAPER JUSTICE” I. THE SHARED OBSERVATION: THE NEED TO ACCELERATE THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF JUSTICE IN FRANCE Technological innovation and the judicial system are now intrinsically linked and concern both public and private actors and both the criminal and civil matters. Despites since 2017, the services of our Ministry of Justice have benefited from an ambitious digital transformation plan, the daily lives of all judicial and legal actors still remain largely governed by paper. At the same time, France appears to be one of the very first European and even global players in the creation of innovative micro-enterprises in the field of law. New technological tools are currently thought of as1 : tools for rationalizing institutional action, a means to guarantee access to data and transparency of information and a tool for efficiency and security of procedures. The budgetary and human effort devoted in recent years to digital transformation has not yet translated into a massive improvement in working conditions and the service provided to litigants. The health crisis has made it possible to accelerate the provision of equipment and awareness of digital debt. The extent of the latter was highlighted in May 2021 by the French Court of Auditors 2 which also concluded more generally on the need to improve the management of major State IT projects 3. The challenges of tomorrow will be numerous to digitalize all legal professionals: unite around the need for digital development, train all staff, question the conditions for deploying new technologies such as artificial intelligence, conciliate the effectiveness of action and the protection of individual data, maintain quality of life at work as well as team cohesion, ensure the quality of court decisions and the accessibility of citizens’ rights, ensure support for citizens to avoid electronicism and reduce the digital divide, limit the ecological impact… Within the Walden Collective, we share the conviction that it is possible to develop a digitalized Justice which remains a humanist and effective Justice in support of its collaborators and litigants. 1 Les défis de la justice numérique in Les Cahiers de la Justice, Dalloz, 2019, ici 2 Cour des comptes, Le plan de continuité́ d'activité́ des juridictions judiciaires pendant la crise sanitaire liée à l'épidémie de covid 19, mai 2021, p.92 et s. 3 Cour des comptes, La conduite des grands projets informatiques de l’État, juillet 2020 - ici; Inspection générale des finances et Conseil général de l’économie, de l’industrie, de l’énergie et des technologies, Le pilotage et l’audit des grands projets informatiques de l’État, mars 2012 - ici Presentation Note – Learning Expedition Estonia – february 2024  2 II. THE CREATION OF A LEARNING EXPEDITION TO ESTONIA A. To Ensure transversal reflection through the combined perspective of different justice professionals. The Collectif Walden is a non-profit association committed to promoting transversal reflection on current issues in Justice. As such, professionals from various backgrounds will participate in this study trip in order to diversify points of view and allow a 360° approach to the digital issue and the comparison between the results obtained by Estonia and those envisaged in France. A study trip lasting several days in Estonia should allow us to better understand how this country managed to implement “Zero Paper Justice”. It must allow each participant to draw from it a source of inspiration to implement innovative solutions in their profession and in their territory to accelerate our own digital transformation. Each our member is an actor involved in the preparation of the study trip and in the various analyzes that will result from it. The success of this project is therefore based on collective intelligence and frugal innovation. B. The choice of Estonia. Estonia is the first country to have announced that it will have “Paperless Justice” from 2024 while France has announced that it will direct its Justice towards a similar ambitious result for 20274, objective which is part of a broader government project 5. Estonia is seen as one of the most effective and successful e-justice models in the European Union.6 This learning expedition will also be an opportunity to explore the following 6 themes in greater depth : - Understand the strategy implemented, the factors of Estonian success ; - Analyze the digital training of public leaders and that of citizens 7 - Determine the main issues of applications of artificial intelligence in matters of Justice 8 ; - Question the relevance of the envisaged uses of various new technologies, particularly with regard to European guiding principles ;9 - Observe the impact of dematerialization on the simplification of administrative and legal procedures ; - Determine measures to effectively ensure the protection of data and individual freedoms. 4 Plan de transformation numérique du ministère de la Justice annoncé le 14 février 2023 - ici 5 Direction interministérielle de la transformation publique, Objectif 0 Papier – un guide pour simplifier et dématérialiser vos processus internes, 2021, ici 6 Compte rendu de mission à l’issue de la visite à Tallinn du 23 au 25 mai 2022 de la Commission des affaires juridiques du Parlement européen, ici 7 L’Estonie, un Etat numérique modèle ? in Horizons Publics, 2019 ici 8 Can AI Be a Fair Judge in Court ? Estonia thinks so, Wired, 2019, ici 9 CEPEJ, Lignes directrices sur la conduite du changement vers la cyberjustice, 2017 - ici ; CEPEJ, L'utilisation des technologies de l'information dans les tribunaux en Europe, 2016 - ici ; CEPEJ, Lignes directrices sur la vidéoconférence dans les procédures judiciaires, juin 2021 - ici Presentation Note – Learning Expedition Estonia – february 2024 #DIGITAL Chrystelle LECOEUR Lucie HAMELIN Lawyer –Senior Lecturer Consultante – Human engineering Marion ROCHET Jean-Philippe SENGELIN Prison director of integration Compagny Manager – Digital and probation Services Mickaël MAGRON Liliane KOSIR director of social action center Consultante – Career Management Fabienne LITZLER Karim TOUATI Vice-présidente - Judge Consultant Prevention of recidivism Brice DONISCHAL Kristina LAZATIAN Teacher in Prison CEO Legal Tech Jessica VONDERSCHER Bernard MEYER Prosecutor Justice mediator Carole WALTER CEO Legal Tech Saatja: [email protected] Saaja: "RAM Info" Teema: TR: French Visit - Digitalized Justice - February 2024 Kuupäev: 2024-01-19 07:01 Dear Madam, Dear Sir, First of all, I wish you all the best for the coming year. Below is the message we sent you before the holiday season. We remain strongly interested in getting to know how the personal data are protected in your administration, if you have the opportunity to receive us during our next study tour. This will still take place from 11 to 16 February 2024. Chrystelle Lecoeur and I remain at your disposal for any further information. We wish you a very nice day. Best regards Jessica VONDERSCHER Présidente Collectif Walden +33 6 61 87 14 84 www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-vonderscher <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-vonderscher> De : [email protected] <[email protected]> Envoyé : jeudi 21 décembre 2023 18:56 À : [email protected] Cc : 'Chrystelle Lecoeur' <[email protected]> Objet : French Visit - Digitalized Justice - February 2024 Dear Madam, Dear Sir, I allow mysef to contact you as president of the Collectif Walden association and French magistrate. Our non-profit association was founded five years ago with several fellow magistrates and lawyers to reflect on questions of justice and make innovative proposals. Our project for 2023/2024 concerns the digitalization of justice. You will find attached the description of our program and the list of the participants, all of whose are volunteers. Estonia being described as the most advanced European country on this subject, we are organizing a study trip from February 12 to 16 in the city of Tallinn. As such, we would be particularly interested in getting to know how the personal data are protected in your administration. Could you help us either by agreeing to meet us during our stay in Tallinn or by putting us in contact with your colleagues who have expertise in this subject ? I remain at your entire disposal as well as Maître Chrystelle LECOEUR, lawyer, for any further details. We wish you a wonderful time this holiday season. Best regards Jessica VONDERSCHER Présidente Collectif Walden +33 6 61 87 14 84 www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-vonderscher <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-vonderscher>