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为了解决普遍存在的审判效率不高的问题,各国都在司法实践中引入信息技术。新加坡的成功经验受到广泛关注。具体如何引进信息技术,各国大不相同。英国法院采取自上而下的方式,通常先有国家层面的规划和立法,再有基层的实际应用。中国作为现代化和信息化的后来者,采取的是自下而上的模式,即各地法院根据自主决定开展信息化项目建设,可谓"百花齐放"。经过20多年的探索,人民法院的信息化建设取得巨大进展,但也留下明显不足。最大的问题在于缺乏统一性。尽管信息技术应用于司法工作可能具有更多新的功能,但现实表明信息化并未显著提升审判效率。至少,信息技术的应用没有收到社会公众百分之百满意的效果。中国需要学习英国的做法,特别是最高人民法院应当大力促进全国法院在信息技术应用方面的统一性。另外,中国法院要实现信息化的梦想,还必须下大力气帮助最贫困地区法院,这是"木桶理论"所决定的。令人欣慰的是,最高人民法院出台了《人民法院信息化建设五年发展规划(2013—2017)》,在全国法院开展"天平工程"建设,以全面提高信息化基础水平。最高人民法院还制定并正在实施《人民法院第四个五年改革纲要(2014-2018)》,其中包括了加强信息化建设的一系列计划要点。2017年底建成具有中国特色的人民法院信息化3.0版值得期待。
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