Burkina Faso’s lottery operator steps up personal data protection with nationwide campaign
LONAB has partnered with Burkina Faso’s data protection authority to raise awareness and improve personal data handling practices across its workforce and sales network.
Burkina Faso.- Burkina Faso’s National Lottery operator (LONAB) has launched a nationwide awareness campaign aimed at strengthening personal data protection practices across its workforce and sales network.
The initiative, which began on June 15 and runs until June 29, is being conducted in partnership with Burkina Faso’s Commission de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CIL), the country’s data protection authority, and seeks to reinforce understanding of data protection obligations among employees, sales representatives and business partners.
LONAB said it collects, processes and stores personal information relating to customers, employees and business partners as part of its day-to-day operations. The organisation said the campaign is aimed at strengthening awareness and accountability around the management of personal data while reinforcing governance and compliance standards across its operations.
Launched during a ceremony chaired by Technical Advisor Aymar Tiendrebeogo on behalf of director general Ibrahim Zarani, the campaign comes as personal data plays an increasingly important role in organisational operations amid ongoing digital transformation.
Speaking at the launch, Tiendrebeogo said the initiative forms part of LONAB’s broader efforts to reinforce responsible data management across its operations. “LONAB intends to position itself as a model in terms of data protection,” he said.
LONAB said the initiative also supports efforts to modernise professional practices and reinforce governance and compliance standards across the organisation.
As part of the campaign, joint teams from LONAB and the CIL will conduct awareness sessions at agencies in Ouagadougou and across the country’s provinces. The programme is designed to improve understanding of data protection rules, encourage good practices and clarify responsibilities linked to the processing of personal information.
Pascal Kiendrebeogo, director of gaming supervision, said the initiative would involve stakeholders throughout the organisation’s network, including head office staff, sales representatives and sales partners.
