Agreement Signed for the Development of the Oujda Technopolis
9 December 2009
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King Mohammed VI presided over the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding for the development of the Oujda technopolis project on Friday in Oujda, with investments of around 1.2 billion dirhams.
The agreement, signed between the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, the prefecture, and the Oriental agency, the regional council of the Oriental region and the Ahl Angad municipal council, as well as the National Airports Office (ONDA) and CDG Development, aims to define the methods for establishing the overall master plan of the Oujda technopolis, developing the activity center, including through studies, and identifying and mobilizing the necessary land.
As part of the "MED EST" cluster, a regional extension of the Emergence strategy, this integrated project, based on the model of regional competitiveness clusters, is structured around an industrial park, a logistics zone, a retail park and an area dedicated to tertiary activities.
A knowledge campus is also planned as part of this project, the first phase of which will require 350 hectares of land, the aim being to strengthen training and research potential in several areas.
On this occasion, detailed explanations were provided to His Majesty the King about the industrial park, which will also be dedicated to non-polluting industries, particularly those related to renewable energies.
Taking advantage of a favorable national and international environment, the project, the first phase of which will be operational by the end of 2010, will create nearly 25,000 direct jobs.
Located near Oujda-Angad airport, 12 km from the city of Oujda, this structuring project, which is part of the regional strategy for the development of the Oriental region, will benefit from the enormous potential of the region, which covers an area of 82,820 km², or 11.6% of the national territory.
With 200 km of Mediterranean coastline and a strategic location as a crossroads between Europe, the Greater Maghreb and the Mediterranean world, the Oriental region is experiencing significant socio-economic development through the launch of several structuring projects, including the Taourirt-Nador railway line, the Fes-Oujda motorway and the port of Nador.
Funds of around 70 billion dirhams have been mobilized by development programs in the Oriental region since the launch of the Royal Initiative for the development of the region, as contained in the royal speech of March 18, 2003. This volume of investment, never before reached, affects the main socio-economic sectors and major infrastructure programs.
Among these infrastructures is the industrial development cluster (Med Est), which should generate an investment of 25 billion DH and which includes, in addition to the Oujda technopolis, the Berkane agro-industrial park and the Selouane industrial park.
On his arrival, His Majesty the King reviewed a detachment of the Royal Guard, which presented honors, before being greeted by Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Economy and Finance, Ahmed Reda Chami, Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, Mohamed Brahimi, Wali of the Oriental region, Mustapha Bakkoury, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CDG Development, Tayeb Rhafes, President of the Regional Council, Mohamed M'barki, Director General of the Oriental Agency, Larbi Bencheikh, Director General of OFPPT, Younes Maamar, Director General of ONE, Abdelhanine Benallou, Director General of ONDA, as well as other personalities.
Posted on July 8, 2008
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The agreement, signed between the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, the prefecture, and the Oriental agency, the regional council of the Oriental region and the Ahl Angad municipal council, as well as the National Airports Office (ONDA) and CDG Development, aims to define the methods for establishing the overall master plan of the Oujda technopolis, developing the activity center, including through studies, and identifying and mobilizing the necessary land.
As part of the "MED EST" cluster, a regional extension of the Emergence strategy, this integrated project, based on the model of regional competitiveness clusters, is structured around an industrial park, a logistics zone, a retail park and an area dedicated to tertiary activities.
A knowledge campus is also planned as part of this project, the first phase of which will require 350 hectares of land, the aim being to strengthen training and research potential in several areas.
On this occasion, detailed explanations were provided to His Majesty the King about the industrial park, which will also be dedicated to non-polluting industries, particularly those related to renewable energies.
Taking advantage of a favorable national and international environment, the project, the first phase of which will be operational by the end of 2010, will create nearly 25,000 direct jobs.
Located near Oujda-Angad airport, 12 km from the city of Oujda, this structuring project, which is part of the regional strategy for the development of the Oriental region, will benefit from the enormous potential of the region, which covers an area of 82,820 km², or 11.6% of the national territory.
With 200 km of Mediterranean coastline and a strategic location as a crossroads between Europe, the Greater Maghreb and the Mediterranean world, the Oriental region is experiencing significant socio-economic development through the launch of several structuring projects, including the Taourirt-Nador railway line, the Fes-Oujda motorway and the port of Nador.
Funds of around 70 billion dirhams have been mobilized by development programs in the Oriental region since the launch of the Royal Initiative for the development of the region, as contained in the royal speech of March 18, 2003. This volume of investment, never before reached, affects the main socio-economic sectors and major infrastructure programs.
Among these infrastructures is the industrial development cluster (Med Est), which should generate an investment of 25 billion DH and which includes, in addition to the Oujda technopolis, the Berkane agro-industrial park and the Selouane industrial park.
On his arrival, His Majesty the King reviewed a detachment of the Royal Guard, which presented honors, before being greeted by Mr. Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Economy and Finance, Ahmed Reda Chami, Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies, Mohamed Brahimi, Wali of the Oriental region, Mustapha Bakkoury, Chairman of the Board of Directors of CDG Development, Tayeb Rhafes, President of the Regional Council, Mohamed M'barki, Director General of the Oriental Agency, Larbi Bencheikh, Director General of OFPPT, Younes Maamar, Director General of ONE, Abdelhanine Benallou, Director General of ONDA, as well as other personalities.
Posted on July 8, 2008
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