Ouagadougou: Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo presided on Tuesday over the launch of the digital platform "FasoSign" designed to authenticate administrative documents remotely, strengthen the digitalization of administrative procedures and improve the speed of public services.
According to Burkina Information Agency, the head of government, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo, stated that the launch of 'FasoSign' constitutes 'the last link' in the process of digitizing the Burkinabe administration. "We already have several dozen procedures and services that have been digitized and made accessible online, but until now, this last link was missing," he said.
The platform will now allow authorized authorities to sign and authenticate administrative documents remotely, thus avoiding their physical travel to affix a signature. The Prime Minister specifically cited the case of mission orders, already generated and validated on the SIM and SIMEX platforms, but which until now required printing to obtain the physical signature of the competent authority. "Wherever this authority is located, it will be able to sign and authenticate this document," the Prime Minister explained.
He invited the various ministerial departments and public institutions to work towards the generalization and appropriation of FasoSign, believing that the platform "should not be an option, but an obligation" to ensure a modern and more efficient administration. The head of government also stressed the need to bring public services closer to citizens, by reducing travel and delays related to the processing of administrative files. "The administration must be at the service of the citizen," he reminded, stressing the importance of speed and transparency in the functioning of the public administration.
For her part, the Minister of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications, Dr. Aminata Zerbo nee Sabane, presented FasoSign as "a national infrastructure and a trusted service at the heart of the digital transformation" of Burkina Faso. According to her, the platform guarantees the authenticity, integrity, and traceability of signed documents, while reducing the costs associated with printing, transporting, and physically archiving them. She also highlighted FasoSign's role in digital sovereignty, as the keys, certificates, and signed documents are placed under the control of the Burkinabe state.
The launch of 'FasoSign' thus marks a new stage in the digital transformation of the Burkinabe administration.