Press Release
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today formally operationalized its Investigation Module in a simple ceremony. This roll-out, first of a suite, marks a significant milestone in the ACC’s digital transformation journey and reflecting the growing maturity of its systems for broader integration with the other core justice sector institutions. The initiative, aligned with one of the key deliverables under the Justice Sector Strategic Plan II (JSSP II), reinforces the ACC’s commitment to strengthening efficiency, accountability, and transparency in the justice sector.
The successful revamping of the investigation module builds on other parallel initiatives, including the comprehensive digitization of the Commission’s data and information, on complaints, investigations and judgements on corruption cases, since its establishment. The digitization of data will not only ease reference of information on corruption cases but also serve as an effective measure for knowledge management and a valuable resource anchoring anti-corruption measures and facilitating data-driven decisions.
Salient Features of the Investigation Module
The investigation module includes dynamic and state-of-art features that digitize the investigation process with due process embedded as an integral aspect of the system and made user-friendly at the same time. Some of the features include:
- Workflow Automation: Streamlines the manual processes of review, approval and sign off, ensuring procedural consistency, accountability, and faster case resolution.
- Hypothesis-driven Planning: Enables investigators to build structured investigative strategies by testing and refining hypotheses, and managing team level actionable tasks through time cycles.
- Exhibit Mapping: Allows tagging of evidence and mapping of elements of offenses and unifies the approach of building and substantiating charges across all investigations leaving little to no room for varied and subjective interpretations.
- AI Powered tools: Allows efficient and effective handling and analysis of huge amounts of data.
- Case Files: Built on Alfresco record management platform, the consistent and predefined folder structure allows investigators to store and manage case records efficiently.
- Email: Independent email address assigned to every single case for efficient management and tracking of communication and facilitating seamless conduct of investigation in case of change in team membership.
- Investigation Report: Automated structured and standardized reports that reduce considerable time otherwise taken in the manual preparation of an investigation report.
The operationalization of this module represents a forward-looking step in combating corruption and ensuring timely delivery of justice. Similarly, the other modules on complaints, intelligence, legal, education, prevention, public sector agency integrity matrix, performance evaluation etc. will come on-stream in a phased manner. The ACC remains committed to leveraging technology to strengthen its institutional capacity and contribute meaningfully towards the realization of a more transparent, accountable, and just society.