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5. Guidelines

Statement: Ownership information is displayed on the Statement: Due permissions have been obtained for Statement: Complete informa

homepage/homescreen and on all important entry publishing any content protected by copyright. usage instructions is provi

pages/screens of the website/app and each subsequent page/ material.

screen is a standalone entity in terms of ownership, Benefit: Publishing copyrighted information after obtaining due permission protects the
government organisation from legal issues, establishes an environment of respect for information Benefit: Downloading materi
navigation and context of content. copyrighted by others in addition to discouraging plagiarism. exercise. Therefore, govern

Government organisation action: The government organisation must follow proper procedures to determine whether they want
Benefit: Helps to build trust in the visitors and reinforces the government organisation’s branding. obtain the permission, prior to publishing any information that is copyrighted by any third party. about downloadable material
Also, search engines use the ownership information to verify the legitimacy of the websites/apps Developer action: None. assistive technologies.
and accord higher ranks in search results. Evaluator action: The evaluator shall check the implementation of copyright policy in backend Government organisation act

Government organisation action: Provide complete ownership information for publishing on the audit. total size of the file shoul
website
especially those that do no
Developer action: Ensure display of ownership information, either in the header or footer, on the Statement: Homepage/homescreen of the website/app downloadable material avail
homepage/homescreen and all-important entry pages/screens of the website/app. and malware.

Evaluator action: The evaluator shall manually test the website/app for verifying conformity with displays the last updated/ reviewed date.
Quality 5.1 this. Developer action: Ensure th
about the downloadable mate
Benefit: Providing information about the last updated/reviewed date helps visitors to build trust
(a) Self-explanatory

Statement: Association to government is demonstrated by the use Statement: Source of all documents, not owned by the dept. that the government organisation is providing updated information. Also, search engines accord a (b) Download and use

higher ranking to web sites that publish updated content, so they will automatically appear
(c) File format and
of emblem/logo in proper ratio and colour, prominently displayed that have been reproduced in part or full, is mentioned. amongst the top-ranking sites on search results. Evaluator action: The evalu

on the homepage of the website or homescreen of the app. 5.1.1 Government organisation action: Publish regular and updated content for publishing on the this.
Benefit: Audiences can rely upon the credibility of authentic information being published by the website/app and review the content of the website/app as per the content review policy.
government organisation. Additionally, giving the credit to the authoring organisation helps Developer action: Ensure publishing, on the homepage/homescreen and every important entry
Benefit: Reassures visitors that the government website/app is authentic and trustworthy. establish an environment of respect for intellectual property of other organisations and page/screen, of the date on which the information was posted on the website/app, or the date on Statement: In respect of ea
Moreover, the government organisation’s brand identity is reinforced. discourages plagiarism. which the content was last reviewed and/or modified. form, scheme, service and r

Government organisation action: Government organisations must select proper visual identity Government organisation action: If any published government document/report is being Evaluator action: The evaluator shall manually test the
elements like emblems or logos to highlight government ownership of the website/app. The State reproduced on the government organisation’s website/app, whether as excerpts or in full, the website/app for verifying conformity with this. should be clearly listed on
emblem of India must be displayed on the homepages of the websites and homescreens of the organisation must cite the source of the same (complete title of the document/report, along with
apps of Central Government Ministries/Departments. State Governments should display their the name of the owner organisation and the year of publication). (a) Complete title;

Emblems and public Sector organisations and autonomous bodies should display their official logo Developer action: Ensure provision of appropriate data input fields in the CMS to input the source (b) Language (if othe
on the homepage of the website or homescreen of the app to reinforce their identity (owner organisation of each published document/report and the year of publication). (c) Purpose/procedure
Developer action: Visual Identity elements (logos and emblem) must prominently stand out on the Evaluator action: The evaluator shall manually test the website/app for verifying conformity with (d) Validity (where a
page, in a proper ratio and colour. Developers must ensure that all logo images are accompanied by this.

proper alternate text so that the screen reader users may be informed of the same. The usage of Benefit: Details such as the
the State Emblem of India must comply with the provisions of the State Emblem of India accurate search output for
(Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005. would be easy for the users
Evaluator action: The evaluator shall manually test the website/app for verifying conformity with

this.
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