The directors of the Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences Institutes (IMLCF) based in Alicante, Castellón, and Valencia presented the document to the Director General of Justice and Self-Government, María José Adalid; the Deputy Director of Transformation and Quality of the Public Justice Service, Inmaculada Roca; and the Deputy Director General of Human Resources of the Justice Administration, Enrique Pascual. The presentation is part of the Justice Administration's modernization strategy.
The plan is structured around key strategic lines: digital governance, technological modernization, advanced management, staff training and leadership, and improvement of institutional communication. The goal is to "ensure that the IMLCF of the Valencian Community provide an excellent, transparent, innovative, and citizen-oriented public service," according to the regional administration.
Six strategic lines, 18 strategic objectives, and 42 operational objectives have been detailed. One of these has already been achieved: an Interoperability mechanism with the National Statistics Institute that allows real-time reporting of causes of death in judicial cases.
The Ministry of Justice, Transparency, and Participation, along with the IMLCF directorates, emphasize their "joint commitment" to "turn this strategy into a tangible reality that consolidates the Valencian Community as a benchmark in forensic digital transformation." The plan serves as a common "roadmap" for the three Valencian institutes, aiming not only for the incorporation of new technologies but also for a cultural, organizational, and leadership shift to position them at the "national forensic forefront".
The plan's purpose is to "reinforce citizens' trust in justice and the work of legal medicine institutes, optimize professionals' work, and foster new opportunities for scientific and institutional collaboration." The IMLCF assist courts, tribunals, and public prosecutor's offices through medical expert evidence.
This plan aims to equip the IMLCF with "modern digital tools, homogeneous processes, and an innovation-oriented organizational culture." The transformation gains added symbolic value with the upcoming 30th anniversary of the IMLCF of the Valencian Community, the first legal medicine institutes established in Spain.
