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The COVID-19 crisis has brought the need for digitalisation of justice to the forefront, says Salla Saastamoinen, stressing that “concerted effort is urgently needed, both at the national and EU level, to accelerate the digital transformation process of the justice sector”.
Salla Saastamoinen is the acting director-general for the Commission’s DG for Justice and Consumers. EURACTIV caught up with her to hear about the EU executive’s plans for fostering digitalization in the justice sector.
The European Commission has recently adopted a new package of initiatives to modernise the EU justice systems, with particular attention on digitalisation. How will this package help the crime-fighting and judicial process? In what ways can it be of benefit to justice professionals and those working in the sector?