Agadir – The Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform concluded yesterday the most recent phases of the RamadanIA Hackathon, a nationwide initiative designed to develop sovereign synthetic intelligence options throughout Morocco.
The Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in command of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, supervised the closing of the regional program in Merzouga.
In her closing speech, the minister mentioned that organizing this initiative in Drâa-Tafilalet displays the federal government’s dedication to make sure digital fairness throughout all areas of the nation.
For this part, this system additionally expanded to Agadir and Essaouira.
Part of the nationwide “Made in AI” program, the hackathon aligns with the broader targets of the Digital Morocco 2030 Strategy, making certain that each one areas of Morocco can make the most of synthetic intelligence based on their distinctive wants and capacities.
The purpose is to present each area entry to trendy applied sciences and encourage the event of options tailored to native wants.
The RamadanIA Hackathon gathered many younger innovators with initiatives focusing on particular financial, social, and environmental challenges of every area.
The initiative is structured round sensible influence. Each challenge should show a direct regional profit, validating its market match throughout the first 72 hours.
Projects spanned all kinds of sectors, together with sensible well being, vitality, tourism, water administration, monetary inclusion, the inexperienced financial system, oasis preservation, sustainable agriculture and neighborhood growth amongst others.
By focusing on these areas, this system encourages startups to transition from prototype to useful options able to real-world deployment.
The subsequent phases of the RamadanIA Hackathon, scheduled for March 6–8, will cowl the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, Beni Mellal-Khenifra, and Casablanca-Settat areas.
The initiative comes as a part of the federal government’s strategic effort to remodel AI right into a sensible device for residents, bolster the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises, and construct a sovereign digital ecosystem.
Beyond ideation, the digital ministry provides mentorship, steering, and subject implementation help. High-potential initiatives could have the chance to be showcased at main worldwide expertise occasions resembling GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech, strengthening Morocco’s visibility as an rising AI hub.