Morocco has set an ambitious goal to generate $10 billion in economic value from artificial intelligence by 2030, positioning AI as a central pillar of its national growth and digital transformation agenda. The plan was outlined by Minister of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni in Rabat, where she said AI adoption would be used to raise productivity across public services and strategic industries, according to statements reported by Yahoo Finance.
The strategy focuses on building a strong domestic AI ecosystem through investments in research centres linked to universities and the private sector, alongside the expansion of sovereign data centres and cloud infrastructure. Moroccan officials say these foundations are critical to enabling large scale AI deployment across sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, finance and public administration, as highlighted by local outlet Hespress.
Human capital development is also a core pillar of the plan. The government aims to train about 200,000 young people in AI related skills and create 50,000 new jobs in the sector by the end of the decade. As part of this push, Morocco has signed cooperation agreements with international technology players, including France based Mistral AI, to support the development of advanced and generative AI tools, according to reports cited by Yahoo Finance.
The AI roadmap sits within the broader Digital Morocco 2030 strategy and is backed by an 11-billion-dirham investment programme for 2024 to 2026, intended to strengthen digital infrastructure, improve data sovereignty and support innovation. Authorities say the initiative is designed not only to boost GDP but also to establish Morocco as a leading AI and technology hub in Africa, according to Reuters.
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