Hadja Fatimata Ouattara Explained

Hadja Fatimata Ouattara
Office:	Minister of Digital Economy and Postal Development of Burkina Faso
Primeminister:	Paul Kaba Thieba
Term Start:	23 February 2017
Term End:	24 January 2022
Predecessor:	Aminata Sana Congo
Successor:	Aminata Zerbo-Sabané
Alma Mater:	Polytechnic University of Bobo-Dioulasso Humber College

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.

Early life and education

Ouattara 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

In 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. She also worked for several NGOs 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.^{[3] [4]} 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hadja Fatimata Ouattara/Sanon: une passionnée des TIC au ministère du Développement de l’Economie numérique et des Postes. French. 21 February 2017. 24 November 2017. Les Echos du Faso.
2. Web site: French. Burkina Faso : Qui est Mme Adja Fatimata Ouattara, la nouvelle ministre en charge des TIC. TIC Mag. 23 February 2017. 24 November 2017.
3. Web site: Burkina Faso makes minor cabinet reshuffle. 21 February 2017. 25 November 2017. APA News. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706004014/http://apanews.net/en/pays/burkina-faso/news/burkina-faso-makes-minor-cabinet-reshuffle. dead.
4. Web site: French. Ministère des TIC : Qui est Hadja Fatimata Ouattara/Sanon ?. Burkina 24. 23 February 2017. 24 November 2017. Noufou. Kindo.
5. Web site: Burkina Faso : Hadja Fatimata Ouattara Sanon lance les travaux de boucle métropolitaine de fibre optique dans chaque région. French. TIC Mag. 25 April 2017. 25 November 2017.
6. Web site:
   1. CAFDO2017: The first Francophone African Conference on Open Data and Open Government
   . 15 June 2017. 25 November 2017. Open Government Partnership. Amelié. Banzet. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034028/https://www.opengovpartnership.org/stories/cafdo2017-first-francophone-african-conference-on-open-data-and-open-government. dead.
7. Web site: IT Forum Burkina 2017 : Hadja Fatimata Ouattara dévoile la cyber stratégie nationale. French. Anselme. Akeko. 21 July 2017. 25 November 2017. CIO Mag.