Scope and Objectives

This document provides mandatory policies and guidelines for Government of Rwanda websites at both Central Government and institutions, local government and embassies with the aim of making government websites user-centric, high quality, accessible and secure. Conformity with these guidelines will ensure a high degree of consistency and uniformity in the content coverage, presentation security and accessibility and promote excellence in implementation of government websites. KeyThe objectives of these guidelines include:are to provide a clear, unified framework that supports all Government of Rwanda institutions in the development, management, and maintenance of their official websites and digital portals. Specifically, the guidelines aim to:

• EnsurePromote consistency and standardization across all government websites havethrough consistent,unified completedesign systems, color palettes, typography, and uplayout structures.
• Enhance user experience (UX) by providing clear navigation, accessible design, and mobile responsiveness to dateserve all users effectively.
• Streamline content thatmanagement isby easyguiding to accesseditors and understand.
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• Ensureadministrators uniformity of websites across government of Rwanda institutions.
•  Ensure that websites are designed and implemented in line with currenton best practices tofor ensurecreating, qualitystructuring, and easemaintaining high-quality, accessible content.
• Improve efficiency in development and maintenance by offering reusable components, templates, and UI standards that reduce duplication and technical overhead.
• Strengthen digital identity and trust by ensuring every government website reflects professionalism, clarity, and a consistent brand presence.
• Ensure compliance and security by embedding accessibility, data protection, and performance standards into every stage of maintenance.website implementation.
• EnsureSupport copyrightedcontinuous informationimprovement isby identifiedserving as a central reference point for future updates, training, and protected.
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• Enablelearning peopleamong with diverse impairments such as visual, auditory, physical and cognitive impairments to be able to access content for example by making it easy to be interpreted by assistive technologies.
• To secure the integrity and availability of the website and protect the institution from malicious attacks.
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