Mapping the Digital Face
of Government
A smarter way to assess, benchmark
and rank government websites.
Atlas is a digital assessment and ranking platform built to evaluate government websites against defined standards and measurable criteria — providing a consistent, data-driven view of how government institutions perform in the digital space.
Assess
Measure
Benchmark
Improve
Government websites are often the first point of interaction
between an institution and the public.
But how do we know whether a government website is performing as it should?
Atlas provides the answer.
It systematically assesses websites against defined criteria and translates the results into measurable scores, benchmarks and rankings.
Is it secure?
Is it available when users need it?
Does it meet established design standards?
Is it accessible?
From manual assessment to
intelligent assessment
Traditional website-ranking exercises can require teams of assessors to manually visit websites, examine individual criteria, record scores, reconcile assessments and repeat the process across hundreds of institutions.
It provides a structured digital environment for conducting assessments at scale, applying defined criteria and weights consistently, capturing assessment data and generating comparable results.
How Atlas Works
Define
Set the assessment framework. Atlas allows assessment criteria, indicators, KPIs, scoring mechanisms and weights to be configured according to the objectives of each assessment.
Assess
Atlas accesses and evaluates websites against the defined assessment framework, while supporting human-led assessments where expert judgement is required.
Measure
Individual criteria are converted into structured scores using predefined weights and scoring rules.
Compare
Results can be compared across institutions, criteria and assessment dimensions to identify differences in digital performance.
Rank
Atlas aggregates the results to generate an overall ranking based on the approved methodology.
What Atlas Measures
Atlas is designed around a flexible assessment framework that
can evolve with the needs of the assessment.
Performance
How effectively does the website perform for users?
Availability
Is the website consistently accessible and available when users need it?
Accessibility
Can people with different needs access and navigate the website effectively?
Security
Does the website demonstrate appropriate security practices and protections?
Design
Does the website meet defined design and user-experience standards?
Digital Services
Can users find, access and interact with government services digitally?
And Much More
Built for
Government
Atlas was conceived around a simple challenge:
How do we objectively measure the quality of government's digital presence at scale?
Designed for government assessment environments, Atlas brings together automated measurements, structured assessment frameworks and human validation within a single platform.
It enables institutions responsible for digital government, public-sector reform and technology policy to move from isolated observations to evidence-based benchmarking.
More than a RankingA ranking tells you where an institution stands.
This means Atlas can support:
Atlas helps you understand why.
Behind every score is a collection of measurable indicators that can reveal the specific dimensions driving an institution's performance.
Benchmarking
Compare digital performance across institutions and assessment periods.
Standards Compliance
Assess websites against defined national or institutional standards.
Gap Analysis
Identify specific areas requiring improvement.
Evidence-Based Policy
Provide data to inform digital-government policies and interventions.
Performance Tracking
Monitor changes in digital performance over time.
Continuous Assessment
Move from periodic ranking exercises towards continuous monitoring.
Designed for Different Assessments
Atlas is not tied to one ranking exercise.
Its configurable assessment architecture allows different organizations to define their own:
Turning Digital
Performance Into
Evidence
Atlas transforms thousands of individual observations into a clear picture of digital performance.
Measure what matters.
Know where to improve.
See where you stand.
Atlas
The intelligence layer for digital
government assessment.
Built by Govtech Africa