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Morocco ICT Highlights

Report: What lasting impact will the pandemic have on digitalisation in Morocco?

While Morocco already benefitted from relatively high internet and mobile penetration, the pandemic has accelerated digitalisation in the country thanks to the adoption of innovative solutions across a wide range of industries.

Digital expansion and market competition remain regulatory priorities, while mobile usage fuels Morocco ICT expansion

Economic growth, coupled with the liberalisation of the sector in the 1990s, has led to the expansion of Morocco’s ICT sector, which is also underpinned by high penetration levels, as well as policies conducive to the development of related services and their incorporation into everyday business activities.

Infrastructure and Legislation
Analysis

Public sector organisations contribute to Morocco's tech ecosystem
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As one of the main pillars of Morocco’s National Pact for Industrial Emergence, the country’s offshoring sector has undergone a transformation thanks to infrastructure development and policies aimed at making the kingdom the preferred offshore destination in French-speaking Africa and beyond.
Interview

Saloua Karkri-Belkeziz, President, Federation of Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Offshoring; and President, GFI Africa: Interview
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On the role of the private sector in driving digitisation
Analysis

Developing Morocco's 4G network critical for data services provision
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The quick adoption of mobile communication services in Morocco has been supported by the deployment of 4G services across the country, allowing for the provision of high-quality services and setting the stage for the transition from a telecoms sector dominated by voice to data.

Economic Update

Le Maroc réforme son secteur des TIC

Le Maroc cherche à attirer davantage d’investissements et à accroître la compétitivité de son secteur des télécommunications suite à l’adoption d’une nouvelle loi visant à améliorer la transparence et à renforcer les pouvoirs de l’instance de régulation du secteur.

Public sector organisations contribute to Morocco's tech ecosystem
Saloua Karkri-Belkeziz
Saloua Karkri-Belkeziz, President, Federation of Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Offshoring; and President, GFI Africa: Interview
Developing Morocco's 4G network critical for data services provision
Le Maroc réforme son secteur des TIC
 

Bridging the Digital Divide

Overview

Mobile and internet penetration rates in Morocco
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Following over a decade of high growth rates in the wake of liberalisation efforts in the late 1990s, Morocco’s telecoms sector is currently experiencing a slower rate of expansion.

Interview

Mohammed Drissi Melyani, CEO, Digital Development Agency: Interview
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On strategies to strengthen digital infrastructure

Overview

New technologies strengthen Morocco's ICT sector
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The ICT sector generates between 5% and 6% of GDP, of which telecommunications companies represent about half. However, technological developments coupled with strong political will and economic imperatives are pushing Morocco’s ICT sector growth beyond the telecommunications subsector.

ICT Sector Year in Review 2020

The shifting of daily life online has been one of the most far-reaching consequences of the coronavirus pandemic. While it is not without its challenges, broad-based digitalisation has helped governments around the world to combat Covid-19, as well as created new growth opportunities for private companies.

Across Morocco's Economy
Overview

New technologies strengthen Morocco's ICT sector
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The ICT sector generates between 5% and 6% of GDP, of which telecommunications companies represent about half. However, technological developments coupled with strong political will and economic imperatives are pushing Morocco’s ICT sector growth beyond the telecommunications subsector.
Economic Update

Le Maroc se dote de nouveaux outils numériques pour renforcer l’inclusion financière

Le Maroc, de concert avec la Banque mondiale, s’emploie actuellement à développer l’entreprenariat national en améliorant la bureaucratie et l’infrastructure numérique, et en renforçant l’intégration des individus et entreprises dans le système financier organisé.
Overview

Tech solutions driving Morocco's banking evolution
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Once reserved for ambitious start-ups and industry-leading tech operators, financial technology (fintech) has more recently caught the attention of major private sector firms and government planners alike, becoming a regular feature in budget speeches and strategic development plans.
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Upgrades to ports set to turn Morocco into a regional shipment hub
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Morocco has 27 commercial ports that see a combined annual traffic of 92.3m tonnes in goods. The kingdom’s 2030 National Port Strategy, spearheaded by the National Ports Agency (Agence Nationale des Ports, ANP), allocates investment of close to $7.5bn to expand and upgrade the country’s ports along the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts.

Overview

Morocco's health tech start-ups harness power of digital revolution

With demand for health care on the rise across the developing world and many governments struggling to keep pace with the changing needs of their populations, a new generation of health tech start-ups is entering the market.

New technologies strengthen Morocco's ICT sector
Le Maroc se dote de nouveaux outils numériques pour renforcer l’inclusion financière
Tech solutions driving Morocco's banking evolution
Upgrades to ports set to turn Morocco into a regional shipment hub
Morocco's health tech start-ups harness power of digital revolution
 

Regional Innovation
Overview

What infrastructure will aid Egypt's digital transformation?
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Economic diversification efforts have been a boon to Egypt’s digital transformation. The government is aiming to develop the country into a telecoms and tech centre on both a regional and global scale, guided by its ICT 2030 Strategy.

Interview

Philippe Pango, CEO, Village of ICT and Biotechnology (Village des Technologies de l’Information et de la Biotechnologie, VITIB): Interview
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On encouraging access and entrepreneurship
Overview

How are emerging markets benefitting from the digital economy?
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An increasing amount of commercial transactions are moving online, while technology is affecting every facet of the traditional economy. This has provided businesses with new channels to reach existing clients, as well as new opportunities to expand their market share.

Interview

Anis Sahbani, Founder and CEO, Enova Robotics: Interview
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On the importance of innovation, the Start-up Act and collaboration

What infrastructure will aid Egypt's digital transformation?
Philippe Pango
Philippe Pango, CEO, Village of ICT and Biotechnology (Village des Technologies de l’Information et de la Biotechnologie, VITIB): Interview
How are emerging markets benefitting from the digital economy?
Anis Sahbani, Founder and CEO, Enova Robotics: Interview
 

Global Pandemic Disruption

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How has Egypt's ICT sector responded to Covid-19?

As part of its ongoing research into the impact of Covid-19 on the Egyptian economy, Oxford Business Group’s Regional Editor Harry van Schaick recently interviewed the country's Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Amr Talaat, to explore his insights into how the pandemic has affected the country's digital transformation agenda.

Economic Update

Covid-19 and the digital divide: how can emerging economies boost their ICT infrastructure?
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While the coronavirus pandemic has rapidly accelerated digital transformation around the world, many emerging economies are still afflicted by inadequate ICT infrastructure, limiting their capacity to fully capitalise on the opportunities that are emerging from the disruption.

Economic Update

E-commerce in sub-Saharan Africa: can Covid-19 growth be sustained?
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The coronavirus pandemic triggered an e-commerce boom in sub-Saharan Africa, alongside the rest of the world. With a global recovery under way, the question now is: can that growth be sustained?

Economic Update

Covid-19 and cyberattacks: which emerging markets and sectors are most at risk?
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The coronavirus pandemic has helped drive the rapid growth of digital solutions. While this has enabled a number of positive developments, it has also exposed many sectors to a heightened threat of cyberattacks.

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