Roadmap
The first three years: 2026 to 2029
A three-year plan that turns each strategic goal into a clear sequence of milestones, in three phases.
Three phases
From inception to scale
We are here
Phase I: Inception
November to December 2026
- Foundational institutional building blocks
- The Advisory Board established
- A process for technical and working groups
Phase II: Incubation and operationalisation
November 2026 to November 2028
- Core academic programmes built
- Public engagement launched
- Digital citizen services piloted
- The MAGIC JusTICe Lab operational
- Partner arrangements formalised
Phase III: Scaling and strategic assessment
November 2028 to November 2029
- Executive education and policy advisory services institutionalised
- Online dispute resolution piloted in select dzongkhags
- Successful prototypes moved into deployment
- A comprehensive review and impact study
Phase II in detail
Four tracks of work
1
Research
- Baseline research on emerging technologies such as AI, based on community consultations
- A comprehensive, authoritative, and accessible legal resource database for Bhutan
- A preliminary GNH-aligned ethical and constitutional framework, and guidelines for the ethical use of AI
2
Capacity building
- Introductory AI and emerging technology law modules in the JSW Law curriculum
- Training needs assessment, and executive education for judges, lawyers, regulators, policymakers, and non-lawyers
3
Global engagement
- MoUs with core partners, formalising resource-sharing arrangements
- Hosting and taking part in technology-focused conferences
- The first State of Digital Justice report
- International advisory networks, visiting fellowships, and exchange programmes
4
Innovation Lab
- Empirical data on citizens' legal needs, gathered through community surveys
- Institutional data consolidated and digitised; the Lab equipped
- First legal-tech concepts and oversight tools tested and iterated
Measuring success
Outcomes, not only outputs
Success cannot rest on counting reports. JusTICe will track outcomes such as policy adoption, faster case resolution, and public trust. Four headline targets:
100%of key justice sector regulators trained within 24 months
30%+reduction in average disposition time for disputes handled through the pilot
3 to 5LegalTech prototypes each year
1+lab-incubated prototype moved into live sector deployment