Day: June 1, 2024

Marrakech – Huawei is ready to support digitalization in Morocco with a rich catalog and long experience in this field, said Huawei Morocco Vice President Jason Chenxiaolei.

In an interview with MAP on the occasion of Gitex Africa 2024, Chenxiaolei noted that the Chinese company “has accumulated over 35 years’ experience in the field of digitalization, which it is ready to make available to Morocco.”

Chenxiaolei pointed out that Huawei is already working with three operators and several companies in Morocco to set up a high-quality network and digital infrastructure “to enable them to run their applications properly.’

Present in Morocco for 22 years, Huawei has ‘succeeded in identifying the challenges facing Morocco in the field of digitalization,” he said, adding that these challenges are “fairly classic” and that “Morocco has a suitable model for implementing the entire infrastructure.”

For Chenxiaolei, Morocco is ‘a leader in Africa and one of the best countries to invest in infrastructure and digitali
zation.”

“That is why, as part of Gitex Africa, we are organizing a summit for all our customers to help Morocco adopt the right vision and approach to digitization,” he added.

The manager of the Chinese company also praised the government’s support for digitalization initiatives, underlining that Huawei considers this to be ‘a major support for the new generation in Morocco.”

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Marrakech – The second edition of Gitex Africa achieved all its objectives by offering participating startups promising prospects for empowering their future growth, said the president of the exhibition’s organizing company, Kaoun International, Trixie LohMirmand.

“This event fulfilled all its objectives, judging by the large number of participants, the quality of exchanges, the range of agreements signed, and the commitments shown in terms of networking, collaboration, and partnership,” Ms. LohMirmand told MAP at the closing of this technological mega-event.

This year, she noted, startups had the opportunity to hold meetings with investors invited to the show, adding that “400 investors took part in the event, 70% of whom were foreign.”

“This remarkable participation demonstrates the interest shown in Morocco’s ecosystem,” the executive stated, adding that the event had resulted in “the signing of several partnership agreements and memorandums of understanding to collaborate with Moroccan and internationa
l companies.”

Focusing on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in driving development on the African continent, Ms. LohMirmand said that “AI will be a very important technological transformative power in Africa, given the talent that comes from Africa, particularly Morocco.”

This edition of Gitex paid particular attention to this technology, as evidenced by the presence of “many global experts who came to help the public understand the future of the AI economy,” she said.

Held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Gitex Africa featured 1,500 exhibitors from over 130 countries. The event was an opportunity to exchange views on the latest technological developments, particularly in the fields of AI, healthcare, and cybersecurity.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Marrakech – Salesforce showcased its customer relationship management (CRM) solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI), at the 2nd edition of Gitex Africa, which took place on May 29-31 in Marrakech.

In its booth, Salesforce invited Gitex Africa attendees to discover its cutting-edge technologies serving companies of all sizes to strengthen customer relationships, improve efficiency and increase productivity through the combined power of trusted AI, data and CRM on the Einstein 1 Platform.

According to Omar Oualif, Regional Sales Director/Africa “Gitex Africa provides the perfect platform to showcase how AI+DATA+CRM+TRUST is revolutionizing businesses across Africa.”

Thus, visitors were able to discover how the innovative AI-based CRM solutions unlock a “360-degree view” of the customer, enabling businesses to personalize interactions and build lasting loyalty.

They also had the opportunity to explore the cutting-edge Data Cloud platform, designed to connect, harmonize and activate your company’s cus
tomer data in real-time, and to witness the power of AI in action, streaming workflows and predicting customer needs for a truly future-proofed customer experience.

Salesforce, a leader in AI-powered CRM, is experiencing continuous growth of its ecosystem in Morocco and Africa.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Casablanca – Tamwilcom and Epson inked, Friday in Marrakech, a partnership agreement aimed at improving the access to cutting-edge technologies for Moroccan startups and supporting their development.

Signed by the Managing Director of Tamwilcom, Hicham Zanati Serghini, and the Managing Director of Epson for French Africa and DomCom, Ilias Azzaoui, on the sidelines of the 2nd edition of Gitex Africa, this agreement seeks to enable startups to benefit from the necessary tools to innovate and position themselves in a transforming digital environment.

Through this collaboration, Epson makes its advanced technological solutions available to strengthen the capacities of young companies supported by the Innov Invest Fund.

Epson will provide startups with cutting-edge products dedicated to printing, scanning and projection, in addition to training and technical support in order to help them in the launch of their projects in the best possible conditions.

“This partnership creates new synergies between the private
and the public sectors, with the aim of contributing to Moroccan entrepreneurial dynamics. And we are delighted to join forces with Epson, a world leader in cutting-edge technology, to offer our startups supported within the framework of the Innov Invest Fund the means to speed up their development,” said Mr. Serghini during the signing ceremony.

For his part, Mr. Azzaoui stressed that this strategic partnership marks the beginning of a fruitful collaboration with the objective of fully supporting the most innovative startups in the Tamwilcom portfolio.

“Tamwilcom stands out as the ideal partner for us. It is a major player that strengthens and stimulates the innovative entrepreneurial ecosystem in Morocco,” he pointed out, adding that Epson’s objective is to offer solutions that will allow startups to gain efficiency and competitiveness while respecting the principles of sustainability.

Held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Gitex Africa has featured over 1,500 exhibitors represent
ing more than 130 countries.

Initiated by Kaoun International, the international subsidiary of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), and supported by the Digital Development Agency under the authority of the ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, the exhibition is the largest tech and start-up show in Africa.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Marrakech – Morocco has plenty of brilliant skills in the sector of artificial intelligence (AI), who contribute to strengthening the Kingdom’s positioning in this area, said Youssef Ghalem, AI Manager at the international digital consulting platform Infosysta.

Speaking to MAP on the sidelines of his participation in Gitex Africa 2024 (May 29-31), Mr. Ghalem noted an “increasing appropriation of AI in Morocco”, through several public and private initiatives aimed at further developing Moroccan skills in the sector.

The expert mentioned, in this regard, Morocco AI, an initiative led by AI experts in Morocco and abroad to promote the development of this technology in the Kingdom in all areas, stressing that this initiative “contributes in an extraordinary way to the promotion of AI among students and communities of developers who work on the latest technologies.”

Mr. Ghalem underlined that Morocco “has plenty of talent”, stressing that the Moroccan startup ecosystem is constantly evolving with financing and
investment players who seek to improve the start-up environment.

The expert, who welcomed the progress made by Morocco in this area, noted that “the Kingdom is a very fertile ground with a view to positioning itself as a leader in the Arab and African worlds.”

He recalled that the Kingdom has launched several financing programs which support several Moroccan startups with the aim of enabling them to position themselves on both the African and Arab levels.

The expert also pointed to the major advances in AI over the past few years. “In recent months, with the Open AI initiative, which has revolutionized artificial intelligence through ChatGPT, we can clearly see several advantages,” he added.

Held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Gitex Africa has featured over 1,500 exhibitors representing more than 130 countries.

Initiated by Kaoun International, the international subsidiary of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), and supported by the Digital Development Agency under the authority of
the ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, the exhibition is the largest tech and start-up show in Africa.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse