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Software technical documentation is a comprehensive set of documents that provide detailed information about a software product or system. Different types of documents are created throughout the software development lifecycle. Documentation is important as it ...

These guidelines detail the technical documentation that should be produced during the software development lifecycle and are applicable to all government institutions in Rwanda. The main objectives of having comprehensive technical software documentation are...

The purpose of these guidelines is to define and standardize the process for acquiring, implementing, and maintaining software in Government institutions in Rwanda. They provide leading practices for managing software at each stage of the software lifecycle wi...

These guidelines cover the entire software lifecycle from initiation definition to decommissioning. They are mandatory and applicable to all Government institutions in Rwanda and should be followed by Government staff as well as any external parties involved ...

Software life cycle process [Mandatory] Software Lifecycle Management refers to a structured process acquiring, implementing and maintaining high quality software. Government institutions should follow the following steps when deploying new software:  Co...

The Architecture and Design phase involves transforming the software specifications into a technical design. This phase involves designing the software architecture, user interface, the database and integration interfaces. The activities to be carried out in t...

The Development phase involves the process of transforming the design into a working software system. This phase involves coding the software, unit testing it, and integrating it with other components of the system. Institutions should refer to RISA guidelines...

Deployment is the process of transitioning the new software into production and making it available to users. This phase involves activities such as installing the software, configuring it, and training users on how to use it. The activities to be carried out...

The Operations and Maintenance (O&M) phase involves keeping the software up and running after it has been deployed. This phase involves activities such as monitoring the software, fixing bugs, and making changes to the software as needed. The activities to be ...

The Chief Digital Officer Handbook is a work conducted by the Rwandan Information Society Authority (RISA) in a close collaboration with the Chief Digital Officers (CDO) Network. The Handbook drafting process involved the CDOs, RISA senior managers and divisio...

The Handbook is composed of 8 chapters. The first two chapters are general about the digital context in Rwanda and the context of the CDOs /BAs position in public administrations. Chapters three and four deep dive into the responsibilities of the CDOs/BAs by p...

Annex 1: Detailed Audit checklist from RISA Guidelines on IT Audit                                        N CONTROL AVAILABILITY (Yes/No) RANKING (/10) BRIEF COMMENTS A ACCESS CONTROL POLICY AND PROCEDURES   ...

Electronic Signature (e-signature): is an electronic sound, symbol or process attached to or logically associated with an electronic record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the electronic record.

Simple e-signatures: provide little or no authentication at minimal or no cost. Advanced e-signatures: are linked to specific signers but can still be vulnerable to fraud. Qualified e-signatures: include third-party authentication and offer strong security...

In line with the ICT law (Article 146:), electronic signature is legally accepted if: the method used indicates the originator of the record and that the originator approves the information contained in the record. that method is reliable for the purpose f...

We strongly encourage people to use the individual digital certificate (with their names) instead of using the digital signature with the name of institution and their position. The image in the digital signature has not much consideration It is not advisa...

A digitally signed document remains original as long as it is kept into the digital format. (It can be renamed, but it cannot be converted into another form such as zipping it as it may invalidate the signature) A printed digitally signed document is consid...

Signing through the integrated systems: This is the highly recommended method, as it is easy to use and does not require any configuration by the end user. A copy of the signed documents is mostly kept in the system making it easier for document archiving. I...

The digitally signed documents are stored and archived in the original formatting. Binary or bit to bit storage is also possible.

Contacts: RISA PKI DivisionE-mail: pki@risa.gov.rwPhone: +250788 390 212Toll Free: 4046Website: www.govca.rw User guide:https://www.govca.rw/guide/issuance.sg Laws and regulations:https://www.govca.rw/terms/lawsAndRegulations.sg