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Transnational Videoconferencing

 

Het Expertise CentrumVan de Spiegelstraat 122518 ET 's-GravenhageT 070 351 49 97F 070 351 52 82www.hec.nlinfo@hec.nl

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Peter J.A. van Rotterdam

23 augustus 2010

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Requirements in Dutch Law (1)

• include realtime, body-language, lip-synchronity, simultaneous speech/interpretation

 

• include realtime, body-language, lip-synchronity, simultaneous speech/interpretation

 

True-to-Life

True-to-Life

mu p e xe camera s one or eac ac or; no pan, or zoom

multiple large screens (with picture in picture foreye-contact, eye-angle-contact, documents and room overview)

multiple microphones and loudspeakers custom-built operating panelAll this leads to a set of off-the-shelve components for which dedicated position,composition and tuning make a specific custom-built videoconferencing solution.

mu p e xe camera s one or eac ac or; no pan, or zoom

multiple large screens (with picture in picture foreye-contact, eye-angle-contact, documents and room overview)

multiple microphones and loudspeakers custom-built operating panelAll this leads to a set of off-the-shelve components for which dedicated position,composition and tuning make a specific custom-built videoconferencing solution.

Consultation

Consultation• facility to consult one’s lawyer from remote, not to be heard by others dedicated mute-function

• facility to consult one’s lawyer from remote, not to be heard by others dedicated mute-function

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Requirements in Dutch Law (2)

fax and document camera

fax and document cameraExchange ofDocuments

Exchange ofDocuments

• use of JustitieNet (NL Justice WAN)• IP and ISDN following H323 standard

• use of JustitieNet (NL Justice WAN)• IP and ISDN following H323 standard

Cross-BorderConnectivity

Cross-BorderConnectivity

128 AES encrypted vandal-proof

128 AES encrypted vandal-proofSecure

Secure

Additional requirements from court practice:

Usability

Usability• court rooms must remain usable for non-videoconferencing proceedings• fast alternating use for videoconferencing and non-videoconferencing (~1 minute)

• fast change of videoconferencing settings between cases (~1 minute)

• court rooms must remain usable for non-videoconferencing proceedings• fast alternating use for videoconferencing and non-videoconferencing (~1 minute)

• fast change of videoconferencing settings between cases (~1 minute)

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VC in The Netherlands Justice -stepwise developed to True-to-Life

Until mid 2005Ergonomical/Technical ResearchAutumn 2005 Requirements Specification + European Tender

2006 Vendor Contracting + Site Survey and Preparation

2007 Restricted Launch of Videoconferencin in 

-Court Maastricht + Prison Dordrecht

- Court Haarlem + Court Curaçao

- Court The Hague

Evaluation of Experiences

Early 2008 Decision to Full Launch of VC in The NetherlandsPresentations to European Commission WGroups

Since then Implementation of VC

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VC in The Netherlands Justice -VC Room in Court Haarlem

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VC in The European Union – getting more and more attention

Mid 2001 Council Regulation re Transnational VC in placeMeantime Several initiatives from policy level to actual useEarly 2008 NL presents VC to European Commission WGroups

2009/2010 EC-DG Justice, Freedom and Security issues several a s or roposa s w a.o. - us ce .e.

Transnational Videoconferencing as a priority

Now NL Ministry of Justice, together with entities from Austria,Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Malta andRumania, await go-decision by EC re.Proposal on Transnational Videoconferencing 

NL Ministry of Justice, together with entities from Belgium,Czech Republic, Ireland, Latvia, Rumania and Slovenia,issued 2-nd Proposal on Transnational Videoconferencing 

NL Ministry of Justice, together with Germany and Turkey,prepare 3-rd Proposal on Transnational Videoconferencing 

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VC in The European Union – Feasible Ambition Levels

First Proposal:Agree on common ‘True-to-Life’ quality requirements

VC Studio in Germany, Mobile VC in Czech Republic,

Evaluation of VC Facilities in Malta

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Later:

Each EU Member State has at least 2 Courts with VC facilities

At an agreed ‘True-to-Life’ quality level

To apply VC for national and transnational purposes

And From There:

Further Roll-Out as appropriate