The purpose of this study is to assess whether the implementation of the electronic Court Records Management System (CRMS) at the Gaborone Magisterial District, Botswana, brought improvements in the delivery of justice as expected in the management of case file records.,Principally, a quantitative approach utilizing a research survey design, supplemented by a qualitative approach was used in this study.,The CRMS implementation led to improvements in case file management at the Gaborone Magisterial District; case files were successfully captured into the system; retrieval of case files became easier; and incidents of lost and misplaced case files went down significantly. Challenges included shortcomings related to the security of digital case files, digital records preservation and disposition, records appraisal, training, inadequate bandwidth and shortage of computers, as well as inadequate archives and records management standards and guidelines.,The findings of the study are limited to the case study and cannot be generalized to other organizations.,The findings should aid future implementation of court records management systems in the judiciary specifically and the public sector in general in Africa. Lessons learnt can enable the avoidance of pitfalls experienced in the implementation of CRMS by other courts.,This paper provides empirical evidence from an original study.

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在博茨瓦纳的哈博罗内司法管辖区司法实践中执行法院记录管理系统

这项研究的目的是评估在博茨瓦纳的哈博罗内县法院区电子法院记录管理系统（CRMS）的实施是否改善了案件档案记录管理中预期的司法交付。这项研究采用了采用研究调查设计的定量方法，并辅以定性方法。CRMS的实施导致了Gaborone Magisterial地区案件档案管理的改善。案例文件已成功捕获到系统中；案件档案的检索变得更加容易；丢失和放错位置的案卷事件大大减少了。挑战包括与数字案件文件的安全性，数字记录的保存和处置，记录评估，培训，带宽不足和计算机短缺，以及档案和记录管理标准和指南不足。研究结果仅限于案例研究，不能推广到其他组织。研究结果应有助于法院记录管理的未来实施特别是司法系统以及整个非洲的公共部门。汲取的经验教训可以避免其他法院在实施CRMS方面遇到的陷阱。本文提供了原始研究的经验证据。调查结果应有助于将来在司法机构以及整个非洲公共部门中实施法院记录管理系统。汲取的经验教训可以避免其他法院在实施CRMS方面遇到的陷阱。本文提供了原始研究的经验证据。调查结果应有助于将来在司法机构以及整个非洲公共部门中实施法院记录管理系统。所汲取的经验教训可以避免其他法院在实施CRMS方面遇到的陷阱。本文提供了原始研究的经验证据。