Casablanca Technopark

Casablanca Technopark is an information technology business cluster complex located at Casablanca, Morocco. It was inaugurated in October 2001.

Background

It is Morocco's first industrial park.^{[citation needed]} The building was designed by Mourad Ben Embarek. The project is under the supervision of Ministry of Commerce, Industry and ICT and had Omar Balafrej as its general manager. Its main specialties are software engineering and IT ventures.

Activities

The project has many main activities such as offering training e-learning as well as being a relay center between multinational companies specialized in Information Technology and their subsidiaries.

The project is a joint venture between:

• Moroccan Government - 35% of the capital
• a consortium of Moroccan private banks ("La Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion", "BMCE Bank", "La Banque Centrale Populaire", "Banque Commerciale du Maroc" and "AttijariWafa Bank") - 65%

As of 2006^[update], CT is hosting 132 companies divided into 55 start-ups, 67 medium-sized companies, 4 big companies and 6 training centers.

Events

The fifth edition of "MED-IT 2006" was held in Casablanca Technopark from June 14 to June 15, 2006.

Notable Technopark companies

• Al Akhawayn University
• Bull Maroc
• Maroc Telecom
• SAGEM
• USAID

References

External links

• Official website
• Official blog
• Photo gallery

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