1. Youth entrepreneurship in ICT for Development, Reality and Perspectives, Morocco experience Ms Houda Chakiri Enhanced Technologies Tecknopark Al Akhawayn University Ifrane, Morocco

2. Introduction Enhanced Technologies created on July 2005.  www.enhanced-tech.com www.enhanced-tech.com 9 employees  2 IT Engineers  2 Technical stuff  1 Commercial  1 administrative assistant  2 social Scientist Technopark Al Akhawayn University Ifrane  e-Gov  e-Tourism  e-Transport

3. Starting ideas ICT4D projects:  e-Tourism (achieving 10 million tourists by 2010)  e-Transport (fleet management)  e-Gov (computerizing public administrations, providing online services to citizens)  ICT4D and e-Tech Labs

4. How the ideas was developed ? Prototypes  RTT project  TID and OTID project  eTransport project  MapPDA project  e-Fes project 1st National Award for the best e-Gov project in Morocco

5. Added Values Customization Study the local and social Aspects (illiteracy, digital divide etc ) Capacity building Localization Etc.

6. Actual achievements Project with ministry of economic and general affairs for developing Portals of 4 regions in Morocco Project “Portails pour la sauvgarde du patrimoine cuturel dans les pays de l’afrique du nord” with UNESCO Support, maintenance, Service contracts with many municipalities 3.5 Million MAD

7. Perspectives Digitizing and computerizing the whole Birth registers system in Morocco Putting online interactive maps of all the cities of Morocco 7 million MAD turnover next year Providing other administrative services Extending our activities to other countries in Africa, Europe and Arabe countries.

8. Conclusion Target market ICT for Development Prototype Good business plan

9. Technopark Al Akhawayn Startups, Medium and small enterprises etc Space for young entrepreneurs (Incubator):  ICT  Biotechnology  Nano-Technologies

10. Governmental encouragements Mokawalati (programme national d’appui à la creation d’entreprises) Intilaka ANAPEC (Agence national de promotion de l’emploi et des competences)  First employment aid  Reimbursement of training fees More efforts need to be done:  Reduce taxes in a regional basis  MAVRIT (Middle Atlas Valley Research and Innovation Triangle )

11. Contacts Enhanced Technologies: www.enhanced-tech.com ICT4D Laboratory www.aui.ma/etech Al Akhawayn University Ifrane www.aui.ma Email: H.Chakiri@aui.maH.Chakiri@aui.ma Phone : 00212 35 86 26 99 Fax : 00212 35 86 20 30