This article first appeared in The Edge Financial Daily, on January 6, 2016.

KUALA LUMPUR: Omesti Bhd has secured phase two of the e-Courts court digitisation programme for technology enhancements to the court infrastructure of Peninsular Malaysia worth RM31 million.

In its filing with Bursa Malaysia yesterday, the group said the contract was awarded to its indirect 51%-owned subsidiary Formis Network Services Sdn Bhd (FNS), subject to a formal contract agreement to be entered into between the Malaysian government and FNS.

The contract is for 18 months and is scheduled to start on Jan 15.

In a press statement, Omesti said the contract will bring about a significant change in the level of court digitisation and the scope of capabilities offered by the platform.

One of the key components of the enhanced system includes a new mobile app allowing lawyers to be able to perform filing activities at anytime from any location.

Meanwhile, 15 more government agencies will be linked to the new platform, helping streamline operations among the different authorities. e-Filing for criminal cases is another key capability that will be deployed, Omesti added.

It said the roll-out of the new system is to be phased over the course of the next 18 months, beginning with an initial release within the first quarter designed to address the current storage capacity and performance challenges currently faced by the courts.

The group’s e-Courts solution was first introduced in Malaysia in 2009 with full integration achieved in 2011.

Omesti fell one sen or 1.92% to 51 sen yesterday, giving it a market capitalisation of RM201.8 million.