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Global indicators workshop on community access to ICTs

Global indicators workshop on community access to ICTs. Mexico City 16-19 November 2004. Access to ICT in Morocco. Presented by: ZAZ Youssef IT Responsible KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Department of Post, Telecommunication and Information Technologies Phone: +212-62-10-21-67, Fax: +212-37-26-87-09

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Global indicators workshop on community access to ICTs

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  1. Global indicators workshop on community access to ICTs Mexico City16-19 November 2004 Access to ICT in Morocco Presented by: ZAZ Youssef IT Responsible KINGDOM OF MOROCCO Department of Post, Telecommunication and Information Technologies Phone: +212-62-10-21-67, Fax: +212-37-26-87-09 E-mail: y.zaz@septi.gov.ma Web site: http//www.septi.gov.ma

  2. Kingdom of Morocco Royaume du Maroc Reino de Marruecos Area : 710 000 Sq. Km Population : 30 Millions Coast : over 3,500 km. Weather : Mediterranean Government : Constitutional monarchy Per capita GDP: USD 1300

  3. ICT in Morocco • There are number of institutions that are involved in regulating and setting up policies for the ICT sector: • IT Department • National Regulatory Agency of Telecom (ANRT) • Broadcasting High Authority • Ministry of Communication • Ministry of Trade and Industry • Ministry of Modernization of public sectors

  4. IT Department • IT Department (Department in charge of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology) is a government administration unit in charge of developing and implementing policies related to Post and Information Technology. • It participates in the conceptualization of general orientations of governmental policies in the field of information technology, telecommunications, posts and network development and prepares government action plan on ITC domains.

  5. Laws • Law 24-96: Adopted in 1997, liberalization of telecommunication sector and creation of National Regulatory Agency of Telecom (ANRT). • Law 55-01 : Extends universal service to ICT access including Internet.

  6. Some Telecommunication statistics • Cellular phone: 7,8 million (penetration rate: 26,06%). • Fixed phone : 1,35 million (penetration rate: 4,4%). • Number of PCs: 700 000 (Penetration rate: 2.36%). • 280 000 household have PC. • TV: 4 100 000 (76% household have a TV). Source ANRT 2004

  7. Internet statistics • In service : from 1995. • Number of web sites: + 6000. • Internet subscribers: 90 000 (44% ADSL). • Internet users: + 1.000.000. • International Bandwidth : ~ 710 Mb/s . • Leased lines : 6300. • Number of cyber café: 3900.

  8. Evolution of subscribers and Internet users

  9. Number of annual declaration and added value services

  10. regulatory and competitive environment Internet activity is liberalized, but influenced by fixed services monopole.

  11. Internet penetration in civil services

  12. IT Strategy • Priority Area 1: Education, training, research and culture • Priority Area 2: Administration and local authorities • Priority Area 3: Companies and the Economy • Priority Area 4: Introducing ICT in social life • Priority Area 5 :popularize E-commerce

  13. The IT strategy deadlines: • In 2005, Morocco aims reach the standard of emerging countries. At that level, Morocco focuses to register about 3 million Internet user, representing about 10% of the population. • In 2010, Morocco intends to reach the standards of developed countries.

  14. Thank you

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