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Morocco showcased its comprehensive and structured approach to artificial intelligence (AI) during a high-level ministerial roundtable on Thursday in New Delhi, emphasizing technological sovereignty, innovation, socio-economic impact, and South-South cooperation.
Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Morocco’s Delegate Minister for Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, delivered the remarks in line with the directives of King Mohammed VI.
Speaking at the “AI Impact Summit,” chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, El Fallah Seghrouchni underscored AI’s potential to enhance health, education, resource management, and public services while cautioning against risks such as growing inequalities, technological dependency, and erosion of digital sovereignty.
The summit, held under the theme “Well-being for All, Happiness for All,” gathers over 100 government representatives, including 20 heads of state and government, some 60 ministers and vice-ministers, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, along with 500 global AI leaders, academics, and researchers. It serves as an international platform for dialogue on AI’s future and governance, with a focus on integrating the priorities of countries in the Global South.
Seghrouchni described AI as a strategic, long-term priority for Morocco, aligned with the Kingdom’s broader vision of sustainable economic development, renewable energy investment, and innovation-driven growth. Central to this vision is the “AI Made in Morocco” initiative, she explained, noting that this initiative is designed to position the country as a producer of sovereign technological solutions while balancing competitiveness, innovation, and development impact.
A three-pillar strategy
The initiative is structured around three main pillars: sovereignty and trust, innovation and competitiveness, as well as impact and adoption.
The first pillar concerns the need to establish a national framework for responsible AI, secure data governance, and sovereign cloud and computing infrastructures. In her comments at the New Delhi Summit, El Fallah Seghrouchni noted that Morocco’s efforts have advanced its position in the 2025 Government AI Readiness Index, rising 14 places to 87th globally.
The second pillar has to do with developing digital commons, strengthening national R&D capacity, and creating technology solutions tailored to Morocco’s socio-economic needs. Meanwhile, the third pillar stresses the urgency of deploying tangible AI solutions in priority sectors, including health, education, agriculture, energy, and public administration.
The minister highlighted the crucial role of human capital in this strategy, detailing Morocco’s extensive programs in education, skill development, and scientific research. Over 500 accredited digital programs currently enroll 22,649 students in fields such as AI, data science, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and software engineering, with a target of 22,500 graduates annually by 2027, up from 8,000 today.
An inclusive and open approach to AI
Upskilling and reskilling efforts, including the “JobInTech” program, aim to train 14,000 participants over three years, with 2,664 already enrolled nationwide. In academic research, more than 550 doctoral scholarships are planned by 2027 in key fields such as AI, data, cloud, and cybersecurity.
Source: Morocco word news
