By: Nana
Appiah Acquaye
Morocco’s Minister of
Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, has
received the African Excellence Award for “Artificial Intelligence, Digital
Sovereignty and Public Innovation” at the 2026 Africa Next Awards in Paris.
The award recognises her
career and efforts to advance Morocco’s digital transformation, modernise
public administration, develop artificial intelligence and strengthen the
Kingdom’s digital sovereignty.
The recognition comes as
Morocco pursues reforms aimed at accelerating the transformation of public
administration through closer integration between digital transition and
administrative reform.
The Ministry’s approach
views the two areas as complementary levers for reshaping the administrative
model, improving the quality of public services, strengthening the efficiency
of government action and bringing public administration closer to citizens and
businesses.
Under this approach,
administrative modernisation extends beyond simply digitising existing
services. It also involves redesigning service pathways, simplifying
procedures, reducing administrative burdens and reforming governance methods,
alongside greater use of technology and data and improved interoperability.
The Ministry has also begun
preparing a roadmap for administrative transformation covering the 2026–2030
period. The roadmap is intended to establish a modern, agile and efficient
administrative model capable of anticipating and responding to rapid changes in
society, the economy and technology.
Artificial intelligence and
emerging technologies form another major component of Morocco’s digital
transformation agenda. The “AI Made in Morocco” ambition and the deployment of
JAZARI Institutes are supporting the development of an ecosystem bringing together
government institutions, universities, researchers, companies and startups to
develop AI solutions aligned with the Kingdom’s needs.
Morocco is also seeking to
strengthen digital skills, with an objective of training 100,000 digital
talents annually by 2030, alongside efforts to expand digital infrastructure,
computing capacity, cloud capabilities and data literacy.
The country’s digital
ambitions extend beyond its borders through initiatives such as the D4SD
Morocco Hub, launched in partnership with the United Nations Development
Programme to support digital transformation and capacity building in African
and Arab countries.
