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Hydatis designs and maintains information systems for public institutions and regulated bodies across Africa, combining software development, IT consulting and cybersecurity to support the digitalization of public services. We help government IT departments deliver citizen-facing digital services while strengthening security and long-term system reliability. Our work spans citizen-facing portals, back-office case management and the cybersecurity practices needed to protect sensitive administrative data.

Sector Challenges

  • Citizen and administrative services still reliant on manual, paper-based processes
  • Cybersecurity risks affecting critical public infrastructure and citizen data
  • Legacy systems requiring long-term maintenance without service interruption
  • Interoperability needs across multiple public institutions and departments
  • Limited in-house technical capacity to run large-scale digital transformation programs

How Hydatis Helps

  • Public sector information systems: process digitalization, citizen portals, case management
  • Long-term application maintenance (TMA) ensuring continuity for critical public systems
  • Cybersecurity awareness training and technical safeguards adapted to public institutions
  • Governance tools such as Govora, our board and decision-management SaaS platform
  • Staff augmentation to reinforce public IT departments during transformation programs

Our Approach

We start by mapping the administrative process end-to-end before writing any code, so digitalization reflects how the institution actually operates rather than a generic template. Delivery teams work alongside internal IT staff, transferring knowledge so institutions retain ownership of their systems once a project is delivered.

Why Hydatis for Government

Public institutions need partners who take continuity and security seriously: our TMA engagements are built for long-term service stability, and our cybersecurity awareness programs help reduce human-error risk, one of the leading causes of incidents in public sector organizations.

Delivery Model

We work within the procurement and governance constraints public institutions operate under, and structure engagements — from a single consultant to a full project team — around clearly defined deliverables and knowledge transfer, so that institutions are not dependent on an external provider once systems are stabilized.

Illustrative Use Case

Illustrative example, not a named client. A public institution wanted to reduce the time needed to process a high-volume administrative registration procedure. Hydatis helped define and digitalize the process end-to-end, replacing paper-based steps with a structured digital workflow, following the same methodology used in our free process definition questionnaire.

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