Dr Zakaria Sawadogo

Projects

Research for a sovereign Africa

Cybersecurity Resilience Toolkit
Concept

Cybersecurity Resilience Toolkit

An open maturity framework and self-assessment toolkit to help public institutions across Burkina Faso and the wider West African region diagnose their cybersecurity posture and close critical gaps. The long-term ambition is to become the reference capacity-building framework for cyber resilience in the region.

Security AnalyticsRisk AssessmentCapacity BuildingPolicy

Partners: Internet Society Burkina Faso Chapter (ISOC Burkina Faso)

Funding: Seeking government and international partners

Sovereign Data Exchange for Public Services
Concept

Sovereign Data Exchange for Public Services

A federated, privacy-preserving infrastructure that lets health, education, and public-service institutions collaborate on sensitive data-driven decisions without ever centralizing or exposing citizen data. Designed as foundational digital-sovereignty infrastructure for data-driven public services in Africa.

Federated LearningHomomorphic EncryptionData GovernancePrivacy Engineering

Partners: École Polytechnique de Ouagadougou

Funding: Seeking research and public-sector partners

Mobile Money Trust & Fraud Intelligence Network
Concept

Mobile Money Trust & Fraud Intelligence Network

An AI-driven fraud and anomaly detection network for mobile money, building on field research into real fraud incidents in West Africa. The goal is a shared, blockchain-backed trust layer usable across multiple mobile money operators to protect underserved, internet-limited communities.

Machine LearningBlockchainAnomaly DetectionFinancial Inclusion

Partners: e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries (EAI)

Funding: Seeking industry and research partners