Judicial Services and Smart Infrastructure Project

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The development objective of the Judicial Services and Smart Infrastructure Project for Azerbaijan is to improve the access, transparency, and efficiency of delivery of selected justice services. The project comprises of four components. The first component, judicial service delivery improvements will finance two sub-components: access to justice and the expansion of e-Justice services. The second component, strengthening institutional capacity, efficiency, and monitoring and evaluation will finance technical assistance, training, and advisory services to improve the capability of key justice entities to make informed policy decisions and implement reforms. There are following four sub-components: (i) improvements to justice sector performance; (ii) strengthen the information systems management and operational capability of the ministry of justice (MOJ); (iii) communications, outreach, and change management activities aimed at facilitating stakeholder engagement in justice sector reforms; and (iv) strengthen the professional capacity of judges, of staff of courts and the MOJ, and of the justice academy. The third component, expansion and modernization of justice infrastructure will finance the construction and rehabilitation of about six courthouses and court complexes at locations selected in accordance with criteria set forth in the operational manual, through the carrying out of works and the provision of goods, consultants' services, and training. The fourth component, project management and coordination will strengthen the capacity of the MOJ in project management, monitoring, and coordination including audits of: (i) project financial statements, (ii) environmental and social safeguard compliance, and (iii) implementation of information and communications technology activities under the project, all through the provision of goods, consultants' services, and training, and the financing of incremental operating costs.