While these technologies have the power to enhance access, they also contain within them the seeds of confusion and disruption unless a national and perhaps international initiative is launched to develop standards and assign responsibility for the maintenance of our legal heritage. This 'Summit' is necessarily set in the Canadian context, but will be of interest to non-Canadians dealing with similar issues in their own jurisdictions. These issues have become highly problematic with the introduction and application of new technologies by the courts, legal publishers and federal and provincial governments.
Technology has the power to enhance access.
However, without appropriate policies and procedures it may lead to the destruction of our legal heritage and create confusion and disruption in the legal system.