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Capgemini and La French Tech Casablanca partner to support innovation in Morocco
via Le Matin2 min read
Capgemini and La French Tech Casablanca announced a partnership on Wednesday, July 23, aimed at supporting Morocco's technological transformation and enhancing the Kingdom's appeal to entrepreneurs, experts, and investors in the sector. This collaboration will foster expertise sharing, skill development, and support for initiatives within the technology ecosystem. Capgemini Morocco teams will participate in thematic committees and communities led by La French Tech Casablanca, which bring together startups, large companies, institutions, investors, and specialists from various sectors. Badra Hamdaoua, General Manager of Capgemini Morocco, stated that this collaboration reflects their commitment to developing talent, innovation, and synergies among Moroccan technology ecosystem players to support its growth and attractiveness. The partnership has already initiated its first program, "Elles Tech Tour," on June 29, where Capgemini hosted a delegation of women entrepreneurs and startup leaders. This event, organized by La French Tech Casablanca, aims to strengthen exchanges among women entrepreneurs, young companies, large groups, and institutions, while promoting the role of women in technology. Discussions focused on artificial intelligence, leadership, digital transformation, and the contribution of female talent to the national ecosystem's development. William Simoncelli, President of La French Tech Casablanca, believes this agreement will strengthen ties between Moroccan, Fre
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Airports of Morocco has announced the widespread implementation of a 100% mobile boarding pass system, named "Pax Check," to enhance the digital transformation of passenger journeys in Moroccan airports. This innovation allows travelers to complete their entire airport process using only their smartphone, eliminating the need for printed boarding passes. After online check-in via their airline's application, passengers receive a secure QR code boarding pass on their mobile device. Document checks are performed in advance by airlines, facilitating smoother passage through control points and automated gates without paper documents. Airports of Morocco states that this initiative aims to simplify passenger steps, reduce document handling, and ease movement within terminals, while maintaining high safety and security standards. The deployment will be gradual, involving airlines that meet the necessary technical, operational, and regulatory requirements. This is presented as a first step towards a more digital airport experience, adapting to evolving traveler habits and increasing air traffic.
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Morocco's Government Council, led by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, approved a draft decree on July 22, 2026, to amend the existing framework for setting public sale prices of locally manufactured and imported medicines. Presented by Minister of Health and Social Protection Amine Tahraoui, the reform aims to adapt regulations to the evolving national pharmaceutical market and the increased number of beneficiaries of mandatory basic health insurance. The reform has three main objectives: improving citizens' access to medicines through price reductions and lower out-of-pocket costs for insured patients, ensuring the financial sustainability of mandatory health insurance by reducing pharmaceutical expenditures, and strengthening the competitiveness of the national industry and the Kingdom's pharmaceutical sovereignty. Key provisions include adopting the lowest price recorded in reference countries as the basis for setting public sale prices for originator drugs. The project also reduces the markup on imported medicines from 10% to 2.5%, within the limit of customs duties paid. Prices for generic and biosimilar medicines will be determined by a percentage reduction applied to the reference price of the original drug. The text also mandates a revision of prices for medicines already on the market with a public sale price exceeding 300 dirhams, based on the lowest price in reference countries. The frequency of price revisions will be reduced from five to three years, and an au