Broadband : The Platform of the Digital Economy and a Critical Development Challenge for Morocco
Morocco strives to reach a similar per capita income level to that of upper-middle income countries, and to reduce unemployment, which particularly affects women and youth. To meet these goals, the government recognizes the need to shift from a low...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/547301493384118940/Broadband-the-platform-of-the-digital-economy-and-a-critical-development-challenge-for-Morocco http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26710 |
| Summary: | Morocco strives to reach a similar per
capita income level to that of upper-middle income
countries, and to reduce unemployment, which particularly
affects women and youth. To meet these goals, the government
recognizes the need to shift from a low-technology economy
with a strong agricultural component to a more diversified
economy focused on services and high value-adding
industries. As the World Bank World Development Report 2016
highlights, broadband is one of the decisive factors in a
nation's competitiveness. Deploying broadband is
essential to improve Morocco's international
competitiveness and to attract foreign investment. Rolling
out broadband is of strategic importance for Morocco, as the
country aims to consolidate its promising position in the
industrial and manufacturing sectors. This note is organized
in three sections:(i) section one provides a summary
analysis of recent economic studies that measured the
impacts generated by access to and use of ICT and broadband
on the economy; (ii) section two analyzes public policies
implemented by the Moroccan government since the 1990s, and
their impact on the sector; and (iii) section 3 presents the
main reforms that the World Bank would recommend that the
government carry out in the broadband sector to give itself
the means to fulfill its ambitions and finish opening up the
broadband sector to competition. |
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