The Union home ministry is gearing up to establish a dedicated cloud system aimed at enhancing data storage capabilities to facilitate the digitisation of court records, First Information Reports (FIRs), charge sheets, and fingerprints. This initiative precedes the implementation of three Acts related to the new criminal justice systems.
A government official revealed that an indigenously developed cloud system will be created for comprehensive data storage. Through cloud computing, this data can be swiftly accessed by the concerned police stations and e-courts, expediting trials across the country.
To steer this effort, a task force under the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) has been formed to formulate a policy concerning cloud-based data storage. This policy will be crucial for the states and central agencies tasked with executing the new criminal laws.
The government functionary emphasised that the data storage will be developed domestically within a secure and protected environment. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, along with its cyber security wing, the “Computer Emergency Response Team,” will manage and respond to cyber security incidents.