Technology Parks in Morocco

Casablanca Technology Park (CTP)

Background: Casablanca Technopark has been established in 2001 and covers a total surface of 29,400m² (with an operational surface of 16,000m²). It is owned by a private company: "Moroccan Information Technopark Company" known as MITC. MITC is an anonymous company managed by a board of directors and owns a capital of 46,000,000 DH. MITC is the outcome of a public/private partnership with a participation of 35 % by the State (Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Telecommunications) and 65% by banks (Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion, BMCE Bank, Banque Centrale Populaire, Banque Commerciale du Maroc, WAFA Bank). The President of the Board of Directors is the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Telecommunications.

Casablanca Technopark in addition to common services, offers specialized assistance both at international and national levels:

• Relay Center for subsidiaries of international companies: These companies will benefit of all necessary assistance in their process of establishment in Morocco. Moreover, the proximity of local SMEs and start-up in the same sector should enable them to weave the first partnerships necessary to any further regional development.

• Training Center and tele-training (e-learning): Training of engineers and technicians in the sector of NTIC. Other spaces will be allocated with multidisciplinary continuous training.

• Technological window of Morocco: Conference room equipped and spaces for meetings and expositions related to NTIC.

• Incubation centre for innovative projects: An incubator will make it possible soon to encourage and accompany academic and industrial projects.

Focus sectors

• ICT - some of its applications are related to:
  • development of Internet contents
  • development of web portals
  • development of thematic web sites: real estate, automobile, etc.
  • development of medical software
  • development of mobile internet, e-learning and e-business solutions
  • development of digital applications
  • IT engineering
  • IT subcontracting
  • commercialization of telecom services via satellite
  • development of systems for electronic payments

Established institutions and/or companies

ABNet Action Media ADELO-Services sarl Advanced Semi Conductors Advaned Learning and Consulting Afro American Services Al Akhawayn ALBARTRE ALGORTECH ANYSYS AOB Consulting ARCANES TECHNOLOGIES Archos conseil ARTERAMA PRODUCTIONS ASK IT Maroc Atlas Voyages Attijara.com Avandis Avertis BRAMS TECHNOLOGIES C.E.M.T.E Cabelec Cabinet Hassani Engineering Caciopee Callbright Canal Market Carte Systems & Services Casanet Chambon Forentex Maroc Cofinances COREAS HIGH-TECH Dream Line DYNAGEST E-CONSULTING E-press EB Systemes Eclisse.com EDIT eni@comtechnologies Espace Papier Espod Eumatech Fond Sindibad Garmas Traiding Compagny GeoConseil Guide Lines Ibtikar a Consulting Compagny Ilison for Consulting

INNOSOFT INTEGRAL CONSULTING Integrated Systems Consulting Ipsamar IS.FORCE L'Expert Autombile Lead Tech Design Lixeo Maroc Log X-maroc Logic Consulting Maghreb Teleshopping Maroc Réseaux Systèmes Maroc Telecom Maroc Traitement de Transactions Media communication Developement Mediactel MICRO DISTRIBUTION MobilInfo Net Skills Internet Inteligence solutions NORMA Engineering Numériques calculs ORCHIDEE ORH Groupe P2P Solutions PARTNET Passworld Perenity Software Premiére transparence Presse+ Maroc Pygmaroc Qualipro conseil Sagem Salwa distributions Serrig System Smarteo Spider net Stratégie & Management Synergy formation TANIOS Telecom Valley Tesco Ingenierie The Fourth-R Rabat Uni Service Software Maroc V-LooKup management Web Store WebCity WebCréation Willnet XData Systems

International cooperation: Casablanca Technopark has organized several international initiatives to multiply its working relations in a network of competences and knowledge with other technoparks and knowledge institutions around the Mediterranean, through conventions of partnership, exchange of visits and flows of businesses, namely with:

• Technology Park of Tunis " El Ghazela"
• Technology Park of Beyrouth " Berytech"
• Marseille Innovation
• Foundation Sophia-Antipolis
• e-Business Management School (Université de Lecce-Italie)

Bouznika Technology Park (BTP)

Background: The France-based Sophia Antipolis Foundation and the Moroccan Government have signed an agreement regarding the creation of a 116-hectare technology park in Bouznika, situated between Rabat and Casablanca. Dedicated to information and communication technologies, the new park will benefit from the Sophia Antipolis Foundation’s cooperation in its scientific and cultural animation, the creation of a tele-training programme and tele-sites.

The development of the technology park is part of the “e-Morocco” campaign launched by the King of Morocco.

Focus sectors: ICT