Deal with French Firm Mistral to Build Generative AI Tools in Morocco
Morocco's Minister of Digital Transition, Amal Fallah Seghrouchni, said the nation wants to grow its GDP by 100 billion dirhams, or $10 billion, by 2030. The plan relies on an AI strategy. It boosts spending on training programs, its own data centers, and cloud services.
The country's GDP now sits at about $170 billion. It plans to fund AI centers tied to universities and businesses. AI tools will roll out in government and key industries.
At a Rabat conference on Monday, she noted the GDP jump will come from handling local data in secure data centers. Cloud computing will grow. Fiber optic networks will expand. A trained AI workforce will aid rollout in public and private sectors, per Reuters. The strategy calls for 50,000 AI jobs and training for 200,000 people in AI skills by 2030.
On Monday, she signed a deal with French AI firm Mistral. It will help create generative AI tools in Morocco.
She said Morocco aims to become a top hub for AI and data science. The government also drafts laws to control AI use.
Morocco set aside 11 billion dirhams, or $1.2 billion, for its 2024-2026 digital plan. That covers AI projects and more fiber optics.
The nation also eyes a 500-megawatt green energy data center in Dakhla. It will guard national data and keep it under local control.
