I.R.I.S. has implemented a solution for Electronic Document Management, archiving and collaboration for the commission of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA).
UEMOA is an organization created between Senegal, Benin, Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, and Togo, aiming to coordinate national policies and create a common economic market.

The West African Economic and Monetary Union has a large volume of physical documents as well as multimedia archives, which are the institution’s knowledge base. I.R.I.S. has implemented a technology solution that is based on IRISNext and which enables the paper documents to be digitized. The solution also allows the easy exchange of all types of digital documents, includes documents which were generated with office tools and multimedia files.

Papa Mamadou Diop, IT Systems Director for the WAEMU, commented : “The reduction of the amount of physical storage space required is one advantage, but the easy access to the documents, the curtailed amount of time that goes into document processing and document conservation, as well as the reduction of the risk of loss also count as major benefits. The way this combines to relieve the duties performed by our members of staff is also certain to save time. The swift implementation and intuitive ease of use of the IRISNext™ software are also major strong points. Managing the change that is involved in turning to use this application remains a challenge however. Which is why the second phase of the project is aimed at further improving the use of the application by the Commission’s various departments.”