For a long time, the Attorney General's Department has been grappling with the loss of crucial documents that have hampered its delivery of justice and in the performance of other responsibilities.

According to the current AG and Minister for Justice Godfred Dame, his office could not trace some vital documents to be used in an important case currently pending before the Supreme Court.

There have also been several instances when state attorneys have appeared in court and lamented loss of documents leading to acquittals and sometimes judgement debts against the state.

The Department has partnered with the Communications Ministry to develop a system that has been touted as a game-changer and will improve data management at the office of the Attorney General.

Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame has been explaining this new system to senior officers of his ministry at a 2-day training workshop.

"The problems that we have encountered in our data sharing and data management and information management in the office of Attorney General are legendary.

"Most of the time, we are actually made the object of ridicule as a result of files getting lost and our failure to trace very vital information, most of which even date back to decades ago.

"So I think it's a very important step in our march towards modernisation, and we all have to commit ourselves to it fully."

Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Dame continued that "loss of documents and not being able to trace documents not only hamper the efficient administration of justice but of course good governance as a whole."

In 2010, then-Attorney General Betty Mould Iddrisu lamented some missing documents, including an unfinished charge sheet with various charges it was contemplating bringing against the EO Group, a Ghanaian oil exploration company.

Solicitor General Helen Ziwu says the new system fix some of the challenges that have bedevilled the office for years.

"As you all know, we lack a well-stocked library, hoping that one day we'd have that as well. Therefore, the system is to provide us with the opportunity to improve the office's service delivery through the automation and modernization of current work processes."

The two-day training workshop involved senior state attorneys and other critical officials of the department drawn from all country's administrative regions. Some of them spoke to JoyNews and expressed delight about the project, which will lead to efficiency in the performance of their functions.