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Launch Announcement.
On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA-80), the Kingdom of Morocco, in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), launched the Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub a regional platform designed to accelerate inclusive and ethical digital transformation across Africa and the Arab States.
Investment & Impact
With a total investment of USD 38 million over three years, including USD 8 million from the Moroccan Government, the Hub will support governments in deploying responsible AI and digital solutions across health, education, climate resilience, and governance.
The launch brought together ministers, UN officials, private sector innovators, and civil society leaders, who also discussed the creation of the Arab-African AI & Data Science Alliance, working in close coordination with the Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub.
A Wager on the Future
In her keynote address, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Minister of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, described the Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub as “not an end, but a beginning” a bold wager on the region’s digital future.
- Digital is not merely a technical tool. It is a new infrastructure for human development, an accelerator for the Sustainable Development Goals, and a catalyst for sovereignty and shared prosperity
Under the enlightened vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Morocco has built a sovereign, inclusive, and forward-looking digital ecosystem anchored in trust, innovation, and sustainability.
Key Achievements:
- Nationwide 4G coverage reaching 98% of the population
- Ongoing deployment of 5G and satellite connectivity to remote areas
- 500-megawatt Green IT Campus in Dakhla
- Cloud Roadmap 2025-2030
- Africa's first AI Factory
- Digital is not merely a technical tool. It is a new infrastructure for human development, an accelerator for the Sustainable Development Goals, and a catalyst for sovereignty and shared prosperity
A Shining Center of Innovation and Trust
Representing the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States, Abdallah Al Dardari hailed Morocco’s leadership as “a strategic move for South-South cooperation in the digital era”.
- “It is no coincidence that we chose Morocco,” he said. “They are moving ahead in diversification, in competitiveness, in knowledge. This Hub will be a shining center of innovation and trust, bridging the gap between governments and their people”.
Al Dardari reaffirmed UNDP’s full commitment to supporting the Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub as “a dynamic gateway connecting the Arab and African regions with the global UN ecosystem for AI and digitalization”.
Turning Shared Challenges into Shared Solutions
For Dima Al-Khatib, Director of the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), the launch of the Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub represents “a new chapter of actionable multilateralism”.
Al-Khatib stressed that the Hub’s real value lies in “translating strategies into implementation connecting policies, standards, and procurement to tangible services citizens can use”.
- Digital is not merely a technical tool. It is a new infrastructure for human development, an accelerator for the Sustainable Development Goals, and a catalyst for sovereignty and shared prosperity
Together, the leaders called for a “new multilateralism” rooted in cooperation, trust, and inclusivity. The Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub is envisioned as both a laboratory for responsible AI innovation and a platform for regional cooperation, uniting governments, academia, civil society, and the private sector.
- “Let us make the Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub a global reference for South-South and triangular digital cooperation,” Minister Seghrouchni urged. “The digital era is writing a new chapter of history and it must be written with us, by us, and for our citizens”.
Through the Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development Hub, the Kingdom of Morocco and UNDP reaffirm their joint commitment to ensuring that Africa and the Arab world are not only users of global technologies – but also designers, producers, and exporters of responsible and sustainable digital models.