Ibrahim Traoré launches free enrolment for electronic unique identifier
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sidwaya
Captain Ibrahim Traoré launched mass enrolment in the electronic unique identifier register in Ouagadougou on Wednesday, a free operation led by the Ministry of Digital Transition. The Burkinabè president said the system, hosted and developed in Burkina Faso, would save tens of billions of CFA francs, according to Sidwaya.
Burkinabè President Ibrahim Traoré launched free enrolment in the electronic unique identifier register in Ouagadougou on Wednesday 11 November. Led by the ministry responsible for Digital Transition, the operation is intended to centralise data used by public services, according to Sidwaya.
Ibrahim Traoré said the system is based on a secure computer system and data hosting centres located in Burkina Faso. He also said Burkinabè engineers and public bodies had developed the system, according to Sidwaya.
The head of state said data centralisation should save tens of billions of CFA francs previously spent on collecting biometric data by various public bodies. He also presented the unique identifier as a tool intended to limit fraud, corruption and duplication in social services and public administration.
Ibrahim Traoré stressed that enrolment is free and asked the public to report anyone demanding payment. Regional governors were tasked with mobilising the population to encourage participation in the operation, according to Sidwaya.
