Information and communication technology: ABDI explains ‘.bf’ to media people

Bobo-Dioulasso: The Burkinabè Association of Internet Domains (ABDI) organized a press lunch on Tuesday April 30, 2024 in Bobo-Dioulasso. She, on occasion, presented the ‘.bf’ domain name that she manages.

The press lunch was held around the theme ‘journalism, internet and culture: what synergy for a prosperous Burkina’.

It was the executive secretary of the association, Ezaï Toé, who dissected this theme to deduce that the journalism-internet and culture triptych constitutes a factor for the prosperity of Burkina Faso.

He presented the association and its main activity which is the management of the ‘.bf’ domain, which is the domain name assigned to Burkina Faso. It represents the digital territory of Burkina Faso.

Toé invited the Burkinabè to each have their own digital plot now so as not to be out of step with technical developments in the years to come.

The meeting with media people aims to promote the ‘.bf’ domain name and also talk about the missions of the ABDI.

‘We wanted this meeting to strengt
hen our communication with the media and create a strong bond between us. It offers us a friendly setting to discuss over breakfast, so as to familiarize ourselves and create proximity with these media people that we have,’ explained the executive secretary of the ABDI, Ezaï Toé.

In addition to the media, the ABDI seized the opportunity offered by the National Culture Week (SNC) to make itself better known to Burkinabè people.

She also has a stand at the SNC Bobo 2024 craft and trade fair.

The Burkinabè Internet Domains Association is a civil society organization, created by information and communication technology stakeholders.

ABDI is responsible for managing ‘.bf’ top-level domain names, migrating IPv4 to IPv6 addresses, promoting local content on the internet and managing the fund to support internet development in Burkina Faso. Faso.

Source: Burkina Information Agency