ICT: Moroccan-Canadian Partnership Mission
7 September 2009
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A delegation of Moroccan business people from the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector stayed in Montreal from March 12 to 14, where they promoted the sector’s potential and centers of excellence to Canadian operators.
This mission, which included about ten leading Moroccan ICT groups operating in training, electronic payment systems, decision-making systems, call centers, mobile computing, e-marketing, and management solutions for movable and immovable property, also aimed to learn about the sector’s development in Canada, particularly in Quebec, and to connect operators from both countries.
To this end, a seminar brought together Moroccan and Canadian business people, representing about twenty Canadian companies and institutions.
At the opening of this seminar, which took place in the presence of the Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Montreal, Ms. Souriya Otmani, the Moroccan Ambassador to Canada, Mohamed Tangi, highlighted the importance of Morocco in the eyes of international entrepreneurs in the field of New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT).
In this regard, he recalled that in 2006, the Kingdom was ranked among the top growing countries in the ICT sector by the International Telecommunication Union. It is also the third most popular offshoring destination among French-speaking countries, he added.
Some 50 multinational NICT companies have already established themselves or are represented in Morocco, a presence, he said, that allows them "to use Morocco as a platform, benefiting from the various advantages linked to the free trade agreements signed with the United States of America, Turkey, and the North Africa and Middle East (MENA) region, not to mention the extensive Association Agreement between Morocco and the European Union".
In addition to its exceptional strategic geographic location, at the heart of the Euro-Mediterranean region, the Middle East, and Africa, the Kingdom of Morocco, he noted, is one of the few countries in the world to be linked by free trade agreements with both the United States of America and the European Union, the two largest markets in the world today.
Mr. Tangi recalled that the Moroccan government, in concert with entrepreneurs, prepared the so-called "Progress Contract 2006-2012", a plan that aims to establish, among other things, a strong NICT industry, consolidate national engineering, create highly qualified and sustainable jobs, develop the national e-government system, and improve and capitalize on genuine exportable national expertise in these areas.
He stressed that the development of the NICT sector in Morocco can be strengthened through mutually beneficial partnerships with entrepreneurs from friendly countries, such as Canada, a country that holds a prominent place among the world leaders in the NICT sector.
The discussion of the topics covered during the first day of this meeting continued during the dinner given on Monday evening by the Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Montreal, Ms. Souriya Otmani, in honor of the delegation of Moroccan business people.
The mission was organized by the Moroccan Center for Export Promotion (CMPE), in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy in Rabat, the Montreal Regional Office of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Federation of Information Technologies, Telecommunications, and Offshoring.
According to the organizers of this mission, a preliminary evaluation of this event showed the satisfaction of Canadian operators following the presentations of the expertise and skills of Moroccan companies, as well as that of the Moroccan participants regarding their business contacts.
Published October 31, 2007
ITMaroc
This mission, which included about ten leading Moroccan ICT groups operating in training, electronic payment systems, decision-making systems, call centers, mobile computing, e-marketing, and management solutions for movable and immovable property, also aimed to learn about the sector’s development in Canada, particularly in Quebec, and to connect operators from both countries.
To this end, a seminar brought together Moroccan and Canadian business people, representing about twenty Canadian companies and institutions.
At the opening of this seminar, which took place in the presence of the Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Montreal, Ms. Souriya Otmani, the Moroccan Ambassador to Canada, Mohamed Tangi, highlighted the importance of Morocco in the eyes of international entrepreneurs in the field of New Information and Communication Technologies (NICT).
In this regard, he recalled that in 2006, the Kingdom was ranked among the top growing countries in the ICT sector by the International Telecommunication Union. It is also the third most popular offshoring destination among French-speaking countries, he added.
Some 50 multinational NICT companies have already established themselves or are represented in Morocco, a presence, he said, that allows them "to use Morocco as a platform, benefiting from the various advantages linked to the free trade agreements signed with the United States of America, Turkey, and the North Africa and Middle East (MENA) region, not to mention the extensive Association Agreement between Morocco and the European Union".
In addition to its exceptional strategic geographic location, at the heart of the Euro-Mediterranean region, the Middle East, and Africa, the Kingdom of Morocco, he noted, is one of the few countries in the world to be linked by free trade agreements with both the United States of America and the European Union, the two largest markets in the world today.
Mr. Tangi recalled that the Moroccan government, in concert with entrepreneurs, prepared the so-called "Progress Contract 2006-2012", a plan that aims to establish, among other things, a strong NICT industry, consolidate national engineering, create highly qualified and sustainable jobs, develop the national e-government system, and improve and capitalize on genuine exportable national expertise in these areas.
He stressed that the development of the NICT sector in Morocco can be strengthened through mutually beneficial partnerships with entrepreneurs from friendly countries, such as Canada, a country that holds a prominent place among the world leaders in the NICT sector.
The discussion of the topics covered during the first day of this meeting continued during the dinner given on Monday evening by the Consul General of the Kingdom of Morocco in Montreal, Ms. Souriya Otmani, in honor of the delegation of Moroccan business people.
The mission was organized by the Moroccan Center for Export Promotion (CMPE), in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy in Rabat, the Montreal Regional Office of the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and the Federation of Information Technologies, Telecommunications, and Offshoring.
According to the organizers of this mission, a preliminary evaluation of this event showed the satisfaction of Canadian operators following the presentations of the expertise and skills of Moroccan companies, as well as that of the Moroccan participants regarding their business contacts.
Published October 31, 2007
ITMaroc
