02 · METHODOLOGY

One manual. Every platform. The same standard.

Our most important output isn't a single verdict — it's a repeatable method. The Website & Digital Platform Evaluation Manual lets any reviewer assess any MDA platform against identical criteria, so results are comparable and reproducible.

The evaluation manual

A shared discipline for every review

The manual reduces subjectivity and makes findings usable by government. Every reviewer follows the same steps for every platform.

One review document per platform
Assess every applicable criterion
Record evidence — screenshots, URLs, error messages
Classify issue severity
Complete a summary scorecard
Submit findings to the review coordinator
Standards that guided the review

Built on recognised practice

The manual adapts established international and Nigerian public-sector standards to the realities of Anambra's digital environment.

ISO/IEC 25010 WCAG 2.2 OWASP NIST Cybersecurity Framework UK GDS Standard NITDA guidance NDPR / data protection Nielsen usability W3C QA UN e-government principles
The four assessment categories

100 points across what actually matters to citizens

Every platform is scored across four weighted categories — from first impression to whether the citizen achieves the intended outcome.

CATEGORY 1

User Experience & Usability

25%

Mobile responsiveness, desktop layout, navigation, readability, content quality, accessibility, broken links, forms, and ease of completing tasks.

CATEGORY 2

Technical & Security

30%

HTTPS, SSL certificates, security headers, information exposure, authentication, data handling, privacy, software hygiene, DNS, hosting, and error handling. The core of our findings →

CATEGORY 3

Feedback & Continuous Improvement

20%

Feedback channels, contact forms, complaint escalation, response timelines, operational updates, analytics, maintenance, and evidence of improvement.

CATEGORY 4

User Acceptance & Purpose Validation

25%

Whether each platform states its purpose, delivers its services, supports a complete citizen journey, creates real public value, is inclusive, and can be trusted.

Rating model

How each criterion is scored

PASSRequirement met satisfactorily
PARTIALRequirement partly met
FAILRequirement not met
NOT APPLICABLECriterion does not apply
CANNOT TESTNot assessable in the review environment
Severity model

How issues are prioritised

CRITICALSystem failure, exposed data, or inability to perform a core service
HIGHMajor functionality, security or accessibility concern
MEDIUMNoticeable issue affecting usability or trust
LOWMinor content, layout or cosmetic issue
How the team worked

Two streams, one framework

Reviewers were divided into technical and non-technical streams so every platform was examined from both the engineering and the citizen's point of view.

Technical reviewers assessed

Website speed & latency HTTPS & certificates Security headers Information exposure DNS & infrastructure Technical accessibility Basic authentication controls

Non-technical reviewers assessed

Language & content Mobile usability Navigation Visual presentation Contact information Public-service clarity Citizen feedback Legitimacy & trust Ability to complete a service
The evidence model

From opinion to reproducible finding

The ICT Agency asked that every finding be reproducible — so another officer can verify the same issue without asking the reviewer. Each issue records four things.

PATH

The exact navigation route — e.g. Homepage → FAQ → select a question.

EVIDENCE

Screenshot, URL and the exact error text observed.

CONTEXT

The device, browser and date of the review.

ACTION

A severity rating and a recommended action.

PASSIVE ONLY

Non-intrusive by design

All checks were passive and non-intrusive — no penetration testing or exploitation was performed, consistent with the manual's methodology. Reviewers looked at how each platform is configured from the outside; they did not attempt to break in.

SecurityHeaders.com SSL Labs Mozilla Observatory DNS resolution robots.txt / source inspection
What we found