Hadja Fatimata Ouattara (nee Sanon) is a Burkina Faso politician who was Minister of Digital Economy and Postal Development from February 2017 to January 2022.
Hadja Fatimata Ouattara | |
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| Minister of Digital Economy and Postal Development of Burkina Faso | |
| In office 23 February 2017 – 24 January 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Kaba Thieba |
| Preceded by | Aminata Sana Congo |
| Succeeded by | Aminata Zerbo-Sabané |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso Humber College |
Early life and education
editOuattara attended Sainte-Marie College in the Bobo-Dioulasso neighbourhood of Tounouma and has a degree in computer engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso and a Masters in computer network and multimedia from the International Centre for Applied Advanced Studies at Humber College in Canada.[1][2]
Career
editIn 2005, Ouattara became the webmaster of the Burkina Knowledge Management Network and created the Burkinabè Association for Linux and Free Software.[1] She was Technical Advisor to the ICT Ministry.[3] She also worked for several NGOs[3] and is a founding member of the African Free Software Network.[1][2] During the transitional period after the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, she held the position of Technical Secretary for the Ministry of Civil Service.[1][2]
Ouattara was appointed Minister of Digital Economy and Postal Development by President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré on 23 February 2017.[4][3] In April 2017, she launched the construction of thirteen metropolitan fiber optic loops in each regional capital of the country, a 36 million euro project designed called "G-cloud", largely funded through the Danish International Development Agency.[5]
In June, she was one of the founders of the inaugural Francophone African Conference on Open Data and Open Government, with representatives from 22 African countries.[6] In July, she opened the Second IT Forum Burkina Faso in Ouagadougou and affirmed the government's goal to fully computerize its administrative processes and provide universal access to digital technology for all Burkinabès.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Hadja Fatimata Ouattara/Sanon: une passionnée des TIC au ministère du Développement de l'Economie numérique et des Postes". Les Echos du Faso (in French). 21 February 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Burkina Faso : Qui est Mme Adja Fatimata Ouattara, la nouvelle ministre en charge des TIC". TIC Mag (in French). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Kindo, Noufou (23 February 2017). "Ministère des TIC : Qui est Hadja Fatimata Ouattara/Sanon ?" (in French). Burkina 24. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Burkina Faso makes minor cabinet reshuffle". APA News. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Burkina Faso : Hadja Fatimata Ouattara Sanon lance les travaux de boucle métropolitaine de fibre optique dans chaque région". TIC Mag (in French). 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Banzet, Amelié (15 June 2017). "#CAFDO2017: The first Francophone African Conference on Open Data and Open Government". Open Government Partnership. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Akeko, Anselme (21 July 2017). "IT Forum Burkina 2017 : Hadja Fatimata Ouattara dévoile la cyber stratégie nationale". CIO Mag (in French). Retrieved 25 November 2017.