The second edition of Le Faso Digital has selected three innovative projects in the "Non-classified" category, designed to address pressing concerns in digital accessibility and information reliability. Cercle Inclus, Sentinelle, and SYSTINFO IA Assistant aim to make digital technologies more useful, accessible, and adapted to the needs of the population. These projects will benefit from a support program offered by Digitales Solidaires, a partner of the event. The selected projects focus on enabling visually impaired individuals to navigate professional events independently, helping internet users verify online information, and providing documented responses in African languages using artificial intelligence.
The three projects address distinct yet interconnected challenges. Cercle Inclus, developed by Guy Joël Tambi Delwendé Nikièma, is a vocal guidance application designed for visually impaired individuals to navigate physical or virtual professional events without assistance. The app provides voice instructions, enabling users to locate stands, understand the layout of an event, and access presented information. By offering an autonomous experience, Cercle Inclus prioritizes accessibility and adaptability to different environments, including physical and virtual events.
Cercle Inclus operates through three primary actions: listening, guiding, and describing. Users verbally indicate their desired destination, and the application interprets the request, providing vocal instructions on direction, distance, and estimated travel time. The app also offers reminders about remaining distances. One of the project's key benefits lies in its adaptability to various environments, including physical and virtual events, as well as certain websites.
The project's developer, Guy Joël Tambi Delwendé Nikièma, has emphasized the importance of addressing connectivity constraints. Cercle Inclus is designed to function with or without an internet connection, allowing users to access previously downloaded content offline. The application's artificial intelligence assistant can utilize a local engine when the network is unavailable and resort to a distant service when a connection exists.
In addition to Cercle Inclus, the other two selected projects, Sentinelle and SYSTINFO IA Assistant, aim to address information reliability and language barriers. Sentinelle is expected to help internet users verify online information, while SYSTINFO IA Assistant seeks to provide documented responses in African languages using artificial intelligence. These projects demonstrate a commitment to making digital technologies more inclusive and accessible to diverse populations.
The Le Faso Digital 2026 event highlights the growing importance of digital technologies in everyday life and the need for their development to prioritize inclusion, content quality, and linguistic accessibility. The selected projects showcase innovative solutions to pressing challenges, and their implementation is expected to have a positive impact on the lives of individuals with disabilities, internet users, and those who use primarily national languages.
By supporting these innovative projects, Digitales Solidaires and Le Faso Digital 2026 aim to promote digital inclusion and accessibility in Burkina Faso. The three selected projects – Cercle Inclus, Sentinelle, and SYSTINFO IA Assistant – have the potential to make a significant difference in the lives of individuals and communities, and their success may serve as a model for future initiatives.
Key points
- Cercle Inclus enables visually impaired individuals to navigate professional events independently using a vocal guidance application.
- The three selected projects address pressing concerns in digital accessibility and information reliability.
- Le Faso Digital 2026 promotes digital inclusion and accessibility in Burkina Faso through innovative projects.
