La brecha digital en el ámbito legal: un análisis de las políticas públicas emitidas para el servicio público de justicia (2020-2024)

Abstract

The central problem of this research is the modernization of the public justice service in Ecuador, in the context of the digital transformation of the state. The complex digital inclusion of the justice administration system was identified as a significant challenge that must be addressed through public policies. The general objective was to identify the public policies issued in the period 2020 to 2024 in order to evaluate their support for the digital transition of the justice administration, understanding its challenges and limitations. The methodology used was based on a qualitative approach, employing documentary review techniques of normative content and in the technological field. A descriptive research design was chosen, since the respective analysis is based on concepts that should be understood as the digital gap, and an explanatory one, since the existing regulations were related to the public justice service. The main results indicate that the digital modernization of the justice service requires not only the implementation of technology, but also the active participation of various social actors, the reduction of the digital divide and the formulation of concrete recommendations to improve the provision of the public service of administration of justice.