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The training scheme, announced by the Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Public Administration Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, and the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaïd, seeks to equip younger generations with the technological tools and competencies required for the future.
The program is based on a framework-partnership agreement that was signed on March 8, 2025, by the Ministry of Digital Transition and Public Administration Reform, the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, and the AI Movement at the UM6P, with UNESCO’s support.
This project aligns with the national strategy Maroc Digital 2030, which aims to foster more digital inclusion, improve the country’s technology infrastructure, and create a new generation of tech-savvy citizens.
Program scope and objectives
The initial phase of the program is being rolled out simultaneously in 12 cities across Morocco. It includes training modules and workshops for children, as well as a “train-the-trainer” track, which has already hosted 65 staff members from youth centers at a UM6P session from June 16 to 20.
The goal is to close the digital gap, raise awareness of AI, and set up a long-term national training system to go along with the country’s digital transition.
Minister Seghrouchni said that the program uses simple, easy-to-use educational materials and stresses the safe and ethical use of digital technologies.
She said that the plan’s goal is to turn Morocco into a “producer of digital” instead of just a consumer, which would support the country’s AI talent growth.
Minister Bensaïd said that the program is a structured, all-inclusive way to get the youth ready for a digital environment that is always changing. He also said that the speed of technological change throughout the world makes this kind of training necessary.
Strategic background
Maroc Digital 2030 sets out a vision for modernising the Moroccan economy and public services through digital innovation, with artificial intelligence and digital-talent development among its core pillars.
The plan focuses on making sure that rural areas and vulnerable groups are not left behind and aims to train large numbers of digital professionals by 2030.
The new children-oriented training program is part of this larger plan and illustrates how the government wants to teach digital literacy and AI from a young age, preparing them to be a part of technological change and sustainable development.
After the pilot phase, the program will be available in all of the country’s youth houses.
The “training-the-trainer” model is intended to ensure that after the diploma of the first cohort of trainers, the system can operate sustainably and scale up.
The goal is to reach more children, adjust to the needs of different areas, and keep the program going after the trial cities.
By placing emphasis on early exposure to digital tools and AI concepts, the initiative targets not only skills development but also reducing inequalities in access to technology, raising digital culture among children, and ensuring broad-based participation across all ages and territories.
Source: Morocco word news
