“AI‑Justice, at an era where AI is not only framing the judicial work, but may change the way we perceive justice itself,” Mr. Stavros Asthenidis pointed out, among other things, during the conference: “From e–Justice to AI–Justice: The Digital Transformation of the Justice of Tomorrow”, co-organized by the Institute for Justice and Development of the European Public Law Organization (EPLO) & Information Society S.A., at the event hall of the European Public Law Organization, with great success and participation.

The occasion for the event was the completion of fifteen years since the beginning of the systematic effort to modernise the Greek judicial system. During this period, Greece has made significant progress through the implementation of ambitious e–Justice projects — from integrated digital case management systems and e-services to interoperability with European justice networks.

The conference was honoured with the presence and statements of the Minister of Justice, Mr. Georgios Floridis, the Minister of Digital Governance and Artificial Intelligence, Mr. Dimitrios Papastergiou, marking the starting point for a multifaceted, interdisciplinary and technocratic dialogue, which is expected to play a key role in shaping the public debate and strategic planning for Justice and Technology in the coming months.

The conference highlighted the fact that today Justice is not only being digitized but also transformed and that we are entering an era where a new architecture of justice is being shaped, but also the gradual and consistent course of the digital transformation of the Greek justice system over the last fifteen years, assessing the substantial improvements in infrastructure, e–Justice projects and services, as well as the dynamic transition to the new era of AI–Justice.

The proceedings of the conference were moderated by Mr. Nicolas Kanellopoulos, Lawyer and President of the Institute for Justice and Development.

Presentations were made by Messrs:

• Panagiotis Lymperopoulos, Vice-President of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece (Areios Pagos), Spokesman of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece
• Marlena Tripolitsioti, Councilor of State, Chair of the Information Systems Committee of the Council of State
• Stamatios Poulis, General Commissioner of the State at the Court of Audit
• Antonis Antoniou, Legal Advisor to the State, Member of the Monitoring and Acceptance Committee of the new IT System of the Legal Council of the State

The conference concluded with a comprehensive presentation of the conclusions of the papers by Mr. Konstantinos Koussoulis, Emeritus Vice-President of the Council of State, Director of the Office of Legal Affairs of the Presidency of the Hellenic Republic and Chairman of the Permanent Scientific Committee of the Ministry of Justice for the examination of the impact of AI on the judicial system.

Mr. Asthenidis, in his speech, mentioned, among other things, the progress of the five major projects for Justice run by ‘Information Society’, with financing from the Recovery and Resilience Fund and the NSRF:

•  Upgrading the Court Record Keeping System
• Upgrading and expansion of ICT infrastructure in the Justice sector
• Digitization of the data archives of the Ministry of Justice
• Teleconferencing services in courts and penitentiary establishments and provision of information on the progress of the case lists and exhibits of the courts (Electronic Case List)
• Interactive digital services for the management of resources, structures and pre-trial data – online information for bodies, lawyers, citizens (Athens Bar Association)

Finally, CEO of ‘Information Society’, after praising the use of AI in Justice, concluded:

“The road to AI‑Justice needs three fundamental guarantees:

• Human oversight of every crucial decision.
• Transparency of algorithms, so that no “black boxes” of power are created.
• Integration of principles of justice in the design — fairness by design.

The transition we are implementing does not only concern technical projects or information infrastructure. It concerns our political culture and the moral compass of our society.

The future of Justice is neither digital without people, nor human without technology. It’s a combination. It is the meeting of human judgement with technological power. It is a hybrid model where the judge will have more information, faster tools, more organised access to knowledge, while the citizen will have transparency, speed and actual access.

The vision is clear: Justice that is faster, more accessible, more accurate, more affordable but always humane. A Justice that uses artificial intelligence not to define what is fair but to help humans to deliver it.”