Aims:
To promote the advancement of corrections through ICT & Technology enabled business transformation, based on available research, supported by proven solutions and methodologies.
Objectives:
- Assemble and share technology solutions, implementations and digital strategy development practices across jurisdictions;
- Promote and support research and evaluation practices related to the usage of technology in Corrections;
- Challenge ICT and technology providers to address specific corrections-specific needs and problems;
- Support world-wide members to use technology for improving the effective delivery of correctional services, improve efficiency and effectiveness;
- Support the development and usage of technology and data/information standards.
Key Activities:
- Promoting research in Technology by bringing researchers together to share plans and outcomes in the field;
- Promoting innovation and corrections-focussed IT and technology solutions by organisation discussions and events;
- Sharing best practices, strategies and open-source solutions;
- Collaborating in projects to support developing countries with the implementation and usage of digital solutions to improve the management of offender information;
- Promoting research in Technology by bringing researchers together to share plans and outcomes in the field;
- Promoting innovation and corrections-focussed IT and technology solutions by organisation discussions and events;
- Sharing best practices, strategies and open-source solutions;
- Exploring, collecting and documenting existing relevant international data/information standards as well as detect gaps/needs.