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The Government of Rwanda (GoR) as illustrated in various strategies and policies is committed to driving a knowledge based economy and digital led social and economic transformation. The national digital inclusion strategy addresses challenges of access to sma...

Engage all government institutions and parastatals on establishing the status of old IT equipment to be disposed of in categories, by institution, and by sector. Address gaps in the implementation of existing the Law N° 50/2008 OF 09/09/2008 and guidelines ...

These guidelines will be implemented by all Government of Rwanda institutions or parastatals that use the National treasury and donor funding to acquire IT or electronic devices.

This section aims to provide definitions of what is meant by IT equipment, according to types of devices acquired by government institutions and parastatals. An IT equipment in this context, is an equipment or part of a system which generates, stores or uses ...

All institutions are required to establish the valuation committee composed at least by three members: (a) a finance personnel; (b) legal personnel (c) a designated IT staff with the responsibility to report to RISA to facilitate the process as per the LAW N...

Repair: After assessment, some devices can be repaired internally or by outsourcing the repair services. Upgrade/replacement of some parts: some devices such as desktops can be upgraded by adding a new hard drive, graphics card, or CPU and others to take th...

Reference has been made to the Law N° 50/2008 OF 09/09/2008 determining the procedure for disposal of state private assets, E-waste management project already implemented to establish a national framework that offers an end-of-life solution for electronic and ...

Reference is made to Ministerial order n° 007/2009 of 01/12/2009 determining the institution and functioning of the asset disposal evaluation committee to set value for state private assets to be sold, exchanged, donated or completely destroyed. Reference is a...

Reference is made to Ministerial order n° 007/2009 of 01/12/2009 determining the institution and functioning of the asset disposal evaluation committee to set value for state private assets to be sold, exchanged, donated or completely destroyed. Reference is a...

Sufficient thought and analysis must be carried out in advance to all aspects of old equipment disposal. Therefore, following phases are recommended to be taken into consideration by the valuation committee as well as other concerned personnel or institutions....

In today's digital age, where information is pivotal for decision-making and public service delivery, government institutions are increasingly reliant on database management systems to manage and maintain vast amounts of data efficiently as part of digitisatio...

These guidelines aim to provide best practices for effective Database Management Systems (DBMS) implementation and maintenance within Government institutions. They encompass various aspects of database administration, including planning, design, security, perf...

Determine the appropriate data model for your DBMS such as relational or NoSQL based on the nature of the data and how it will be used. Relational DBMS tend to be used for structured data while NoSQL supports unstructured or semi-structured data.

Evaluate different DBMS technologies based on the institution's requirements. Consider factors such as scalability, performance, data consistency, and data security when choosing technologies.  It is recommended that Government institutions in Rwanda should...

Database systems and applications should be hosted in the data hosting environment officially adopted by the Government as guided by RISA. The institution should ensure that they subscribe to a minimum hosting plan that includes daily backups and disaster reco...

For critical database systems and applications hosted on premises, the government entity should immediately consult RISA to devise a road map for migration to the official Government hosting environment .

For other systems and applications deemed non-critical and kept on premises, entities are required to implement appropriate measures to secure them and to develop and follow an appropriate backup and recovery process

When capturing new data in a DBMS, data validation must be used to ensure the DBMS’s stability and integrity of stored data

Due to the higher threat environment that web servers are typically exposed to, hosting database servers and web servers within the same operating environment increases the likelihood of database servers being compromised by malicious actors. This security ris...