TECHNOLOGIES FOR LAW PUBLISHINGPresented at the AfricanLii’ Institute on the July 31- Aug 2Johannesburg - South Africa

By Kerry Anderson and Martin Mbui, ICT Systems AdministratorNational Council for Law Reporting - Kenya

This presentation defines, explains and advices on the various Technologies that may be used for Law Publishing

Abstract

Functional Requirements.The KLR and the AfricanLii – supported software solutions.Workflows.IT Hardware, Software and skills requirements. Innovations.

Technologies For Law Publishing

• A state corporation in the Judiciary of Kenya. • Established by the National Council for Law Reporting Act, Act No. 11 of 1994• The mandate of the Council is to:

Publish the Kenya Law Reports, which are the official law reports of the Republic of Kenya Revise, consolidate and publish the Laws of Kenya;

About the National Council for Law Reporting:

Vision:

“To be the premier resource institution in Africa providing reliable and accessible legal information

to the public”

“To provide access to public legal information in order

to aid the administration of and access to justice, the knowledge and practice of law and the

development of jurisprudence”.

“Transforming legal information into public knowledge”.

Mission:

Slogan:

Functional Requirements:

•Source Code•License•Open Collaboration

Terminology - Open Source:

• Website (www.kenyalaw.org)Designed using TYPO3 (4.2.8)Content Management System (CMS)

The KLR and the AfricanLii – supported software solutions:

• DepartmentsLOKEDITORIALSTRATEGYHUMAN RESOURCEBRHSALESFINANCE

Workflows

•Operating SystemsWindows (PC, Server)Macintosh (Mac)Unix (Linux, SunSolaris, CentOS, Ubuntu, Mandriva, etc)

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

• Publishing:PagemakerAdobe CS6 SuiteE-Pub

• Graphics:Adobe CS6 Suite

• Document Management System (DMS)Common Repository FileAlfresco

• Resource Management System (RMS)In-Built

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

• Email:ZimbraZDesktopOutlook

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

•Helpdesk:OTRS (Open Source Ticket Request System)

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

• Human Resource Management System (HRMS):

Personal Info. ManagementLeave ManagementAdministration ModuleTime and AttendanceEmployee Self Service (ESS)RecruitmentPerformance Module

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

• Database:MySQLPostgresQ

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

• Network Infrastructure - Intranet (LAN)RouterSwitchesAccess Points FirewallConnectivity (Structured & wireless)ISP (Fiber Optics, Wi-Max, Twisted Pairs)

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

• Computers (Windows Based)• Computers (Mac)• Servers• Wiring Cabinets• Server Racks• Air-Conditioners• Data Centers• KVM Switches• Printers• Scanners

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

IT Hardware, Software and Skills Requirements :

•Necessity•Trends in technology•Technology Membership Groups•Social Media•Applications (Tabs, Ipads, Web, etc)

Innovations:

Question from audience1. Website access by people with disability?

• Know your Users, (Blind Users, Partial/poor sight, Colour blindness, keyboard/ voice users , others) JAWS

2.Access Control Measures?3.Web Formatting?4.DMS?5.CMS Management?6.Scanned Document Conversion?7.Security?8.Backups?9.Resistance to Change (Law VS IT)?10.Inhouse VS Outsourcing?

Question from audience11. Attract Users (Judicial Officers)?12. Contingency Plans (Expansion, Offline courts etc)?13. Multi-Language?14. Statistics Monitor.

Awards:

Technology in Government in Africa

International Association of Law libraries

- THANK YOU!-

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