Poland
Projects:
Polish payment system integrated with Europe
National Bank of Poland & National Clearing House
Developing two new Polish payment systems in euro integrated with the European settlement and clearing infrastructure and fully adjusted to the European standards in order to:
- make domestic and cross-border payments in euro in Poland safer, faster and more efficient,
- enhance the competitiveness of Polish banks in the European market.
e-Court - Electronic writ-of-payment proceedings
E - COURT - ELECTRONIC WRIT OF PAYMENT
Electronic writ-of-payment proceedings came into force on January 1st, 2010. As a result a new kind of civil proceeding was incorporated into the Polish Code of Civil Procedure. To fulfil these regulations a new department of district court was created - the 16th Civil Department of District Court in Lublin.
The existing technological capabilities, combined with a significant popularization of access to the mainstream computer network (Internet) allow to "unlocate" handling of cases by creating a new way of access to the court which is examining the case.
As part of the operating system of common courts a division of a district court was created, which, together with a single corresponding and competent appellate division, will conduct the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings. The newly created adjudication structure is known as the e-court due to the way of access to the court it provides and due to the way the court communicates with the parties. The creation of one e-court has been anticipated, which will be able to examine all cases in the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings.
The aim of the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings is to increase the efficiency of the procedure in all cases hitherto covered by writ-of-payment proceedings by introducing a modern, computerized system enabling efficient filing and hearing of lawsuits and improving the quality of service to the parties in court proceedings.
Introduction of the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings results in convenience for those who file lawsuits, which primarily comes down to shortening the time needed to complete the formalities associated with filing the statement of claim, owing to the possibility to choose the electronic way. In the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings the claimant states the evidence to support their claims in the content of the statement of claim, without attaching them to the statement of claim. In the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings the proxy also does not enclose their power of attorney, but they should make a reference to it, indicating the date of authorization, scope and required in Code of Civil Procedure. Enabling electronic payment of filing fees is another improvement to the procedures for asserting claims in court. The filing fee in the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings amounts to a quarter of the fee in writ-of-payment proceedings.
The large popularity of e-court prompted the Ministry of Justiceto increase the useof such proceedings. Therefore, a draft legislation allowing assignment of the electronic enforceability clause to bank executive titles was produced.
Introduction of the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings provided relief to courts due to the decline in the number of cases examined in the usual mode, which contributed to improving the functioning of courts. Decrease in the number of cases in common courts averaged 10 to 30% in relation to their number in 2009, and in 37 courts it exceeded 30%.
Theinnovative characterof the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings is the following:
- enabling electronic communication with the court, including filing a statement of claim and making payment
- recording operations in the electronic writ-of-payment proceedings only in the computer system (electronic files), since the assumption behind the new mode is not to keep paper files,
- ruling given quickly and only in the form of an electronic document,
- limiting the court's activities to a minimum and introducing the principle that the claimant's actions taken otherwise than by electronic means are not effective and will not be processed by the court.
- The launch of the e-Court turned out to be one of the greatest achievements of the administration of justice in 2010 -Minister of Justice Krzysztof Kwiatkowski said in December 2010. - The greatest proof of that is the number of cases which so far have been filed with the XVIth Civil Department of the District Court in Lublin. The scale of inflow of cases in bigger than expected. We assumed that in the first year of activity the inflow of cases would amount to 400 thousand - reminded Krzysztof Kwiatkowski - Without doubt many factors contributed to the popularity of e-Court, among them lower costs of proceedings. Shortening of case examination time will further boost the popularity of e-Court - declared Minister Kwiatkowski.
Persons responsible for creating e-court:
Professor Jacek Gołaczyński, Ph.D. (law)
Professor Mirosław Kutyłowski, Ph.D. (technology)
Undersecretary of State Grzegorz Wałejko (organisation)
Judge Bogdan Pękalski (law, organization, technology)
Jacek Widło, Ph.D. (law, organisation)
Dariusz Szotek Ph.D. (law)
Website:
www.e-sad.gov.pl
Contractor:
Currenda sp. z o.o.
http://www.currenda.pl/
Electronic National Census
The national censuses in Poland carried out in the years 2010 (the National Agricultural Census - PSR 2010) and 2011 (the National Population and Housing Census - NSP 2011) have already gone down in the history of official statistics as one of the most crucial events ever, the significance of which reaches far beyond the borders of the country. For the first time in Poland censuses were implemented with the application of the mixed model, i.e. with the use of data from registers and those obtained from respondents using only electronic forms. In this way paper forms were completely eliminated, which is a world-scale phenomenon and can serve as an example to other countries.
This census process has proven that technological innovation in statistics significantly enhances the quality of results, reduces the response burden and lowers implementation costs.
The census organisation and process contributes in an extraordinary way to the development of the information society. Thus, a significant step has been made towards e-administration.
The website e-census.stat.gov.pl contains, among other things, information concerning the legal framework and objectives of NSP 2011, the obligations resulting from international arrangements concerning the implementation and results of the census, statistical confidentiality and data protection, together with the census architecture. Moreover, a demo version of the census form, and a list of key persons participating in the census project (with contact details), are provided.
