Morocco has reaffirmed its commitment to embedding artificial intelligence at the centre of its economic and industrial modernisation, unveiling a new research institute and outlining ambitious national targets that could contribute 100 billion dirhams (about $10 billion) to gross domestic product and create 50,000 AI‑related jobs by 2030.
The announcement came during a scientific seminar held at the Euro‑Mediterranean University of Fès, where Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Minister Delegate in charge of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, highlighted AI’s strategic role within the Digital Morocco 2030 framework.
“We want to turn Morocco into a future excellence hub in AI and data science,” Seghrouchni said,
describing artificial intelligence as a key driver of competitiveness and technological sovereignty.
The seminar, themed “Artificial Intelligence and Innovation in the Digital Transformation of Enterprises,” resulted in the signing of a founding agreement to establish the Al‑Jazari Institute of Industry X.0. The institute is designed to strengthen research, innovation and collaboration between universities and the industrial sector.
The agreement was signed by the ministries of Industry and Commerce, Digital Transition and Administration Reform, and Economy and Finance, along with academic partners including Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Moulay Ismail University and Al Akhawayn University. The Al‑Jazari network is expected to form a series of regional centres of excellence connecting academic research with large‑scale industrial deployment.
Morocco’s strategy forms part of a broader national initiative known as “AI Made in Morocco,” which aims to foster an innovation ecosystem anchored in locally developed technological solutions. Authorities say the plan will also include training programmes to prepare 200,000 graduates with AI skills by 2030.
Seghrouchni stressed that the country intends to be a producer of AI technologies, not merely a consumer, and that the strategy aligns with Morocco’s broader vision for digital sovereign capacity and inclusive economic growth.
“AI is not just a future technology but a current reality that is redefining the future,” she said in remarks quoted in a national AI strategy report, underscoring Morocco’s commitment to responsible and sustainable deployment of advanced technologies.
Officials also framed the new institute and strategy as part of Morocco’s effort to position itself as a regional AI hub for Africa and the Arab world, anchored in ethical, responsible and sovereignty‑conscious principles.
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The government has already begun investing in related infrastructure, including sovereign data centres and cloud computing capacity, and is planning to expand AI adoption across public services and industry as part of the Digital Morocco 2030 roadmap.
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