February 1, 2006 - Casablanca Technopark, Casablanca, Morocco Fédération des Technologies de...

February 1, 2006 - Casablanca Technopark, Casablanca, Morocco

Fédération des Technologies de l’Information, des Télécommunications et de l’Offshoring www.apebi.org.ma

Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa:

Strategies and Partnerships

Track One

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the MENA

Challenges & Strategies

How can scaling up impact be achieved ? Regional perspectives from the private sector, industry players and professional associations

M. Bachir RACHDIChairman

Apebi - Morocco









Objectives

Highlight lessons from the private sector, industry players and organizations providing incubation,

innovation and entrepreneurship services that are geared towards ensuring the growth of micro, small

and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and their participation in economic activities.

The Moroccan Case Study :Emergence Progress Contrat 2006-2012

A national ICT strategy dedicated to the development of the ICT Moroccan

industry









Structure

Part 1 : The main obstacles for the growth of the

moroccan ICT Sector : how can we go beyond ?

Part 2 : The Emergence Progress Contrat 2006-2012 :

A model of partnership between the public and

private sector

Part 3 : Focus : Support to the innovation and R&D

Part 4 : Focus : Financing and leverage funds









Part 1

The main obstacles for the growth of the moroccan ICT

Sector

How can go beyond ?









A real fact : Commitment of all within the framework of a real voluntary policy

Only the countries that undertook to implement a voluntary and global IT strategy are now benefiting from such policy and have an outstanding position in a globalisation context, dominated by the knowledge economy

All the assets of Morocco make it capable of holding a significant position in this so called knowledge technology 1- Public authorities would play role of the catalyser and facilitator 2- Private sector, as an engine for such development, would go further to next speed









How can we go beyond the main obstacles ?

Lack of support for Innovation & Research-Development

Need of more specific technopoles and incubators dedicated to the ICT and Offshoring sector

Legal and financial incentives

The answer : Emergence Progress Contrat 2006-2012

A gentleman agreement between the main public and private actors dedicated to the development of

the Moroccan ICT sector and the information society









Part 2

The Emergence Progress Contrat 2006-2012

A model of partnership between the public and private sector









Main principles and targets for 2012

Pull up the development of the Information Society

Ensure the positioning of Morocco to gain international recognition as a hub for technological ICT offshoring activities

Participation to the economic growth and the creation of job opportunities

Building up a strong ICT industry and a significant and performant national ICT know-how

A voluntary public policy, in charge of the development of the Moroccan ICT industry and the Information Society, has been drawn both by Apebi and the Ministry of Economic and General Affairs









Related targets

A turnover amounting to MAD 80 billion in 2012 (Telecom & Offshoring)

- Telecom : more than MAD 38 billion- National ICT Industry : more than MAD 20,9

billion (Including MAD 8 billion at

export)- Offshoring : more than MAD 21,1 billion

Creation of 125,000 job opportunities in the ICT sectors in 2012 (including 90,000 related to Offshoring)

- ICT Industry : 33,000 job opportunities- Offshoring : 90,000 job opportunities









Investment Vs Return On Investment

An average investment amount of MAD1,4 billion for the whole action plan

A real return of investment ensured for the Government - Output : more than MAD 10,5 billion of taxes

revenues from 2006 to 2012)









An operational action plan based on real facts and datas Support to the innovation and R&D Upgrading the access to the domestic market for the

national ICT operators Financing and leverage funds Support and Accelerate the e-government policy Attract foreign investments and support export and

international promotion Training and human resources development Ensure the creation of technopoles Establishment of a digital confidence environment Support the development of Internet in Morocco Sustain the liberalization of the telecom sector and the

development of dedicated infrastructures









Organisation and operation

Identification of the main financial resources in process Creation of a stakeholders Committee led by the

Prime Minister Ministry of Economic and General Affairs Ministry of Industry and Commerce Ministry in charge of the Modernisation of the Public Sectors DEPTTI – Department of Post, Telecommunications and

Information Technologies E-Gov National Comity Directorate of Foreign Investment ANRT – National Agency for the Regulation of

Telecommunications CETIC – Moroccan Centre for Information Technologies and

Communication for Companies National Agency for the promotion of SMEs General Confederation of Moroccan Companies Vocational Training and Employment Promotion Office









Part 3


Focus

Support to the innovation and R&D

750 Dhs million over 5 years









Support to the innovation and R&D

Principle :A division of the risk between the companies which wish to invest on innovating projects, and the State, by a direct financing.

The refunding of the financed amount (50 % of total) is conditioned by technical and commercial successes

2 models of approach :Top – Down or Bottom – Up

Investment amount :- 750 MDhs over 5 years- 45 Mdhs in 2006- Will evolve/move gradually to reach 280 MDhs in 2010













Part 4


Focus

Financing and leverage funds

590 Dhs million over 5 years






Principle :Incite with the creation of job and the investment in the R&D and the actions of opening of the markets to export

Refundable Research Credit Tax :

The credit is calculated in % of the expenditure of R/D:

- To a total value of 70% of the total of this expenditure during the first 5 years

- To a total value of 50% of their increase of one year on the other, beyond the 5 years










Principle :Incite with the creation of job and the investment in the R&D and the actions of opening of the markets to export

Reductions of the loads on wages for the new created jobs. The first employment contract :

- Exemption of the loads on wages for 24 months plus one year additional, with a ceiling of 6000 Dh.

- Measurement integrating the new graduates










Principle :To facilitate the access to the direct and indirect financing for SME of the sector

Form financings :- Cofinancings of material and immaterial credits- Requirements for treasury met by guaranteed loans (in particular for the companies providing the public sector)- Guarantee of the investments in particular to support the reinforcement of the own capital stocks

Financings :- Creation of funds of specialized financing and guarantee TIC or not- Use of existing funds and/or their adaptation









Thanks for your attention

Moroccan Information Technologies, Telecommunications and Offshoring

Federation

المعلومات تكنولوجيا مهنيي جمعية

http://www.apebi.org.ma/index_eng.php





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