Morocco’s Minister of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, underscored on Tuesday in New York the importance of a tailored approach to artificial intelligence (AI) that is aligned with each country’s national priorities.
Speaking at the high-level debate on open-source artificial intelligence for digital development, held as part of the United Nations Open Source Week 2026, co-organized by Morocco from June 22 to 26 at UN Headquarters, Seghrouchni stressed that countries should not simply adopt existing technologies.
Instead, she argued, they must develop the skills, data ecosystems, infrastructure, and governance frameworks needed to design, adapt, deploy, and secure AI solutions that reflect their own national priorities.
This vision, the minister noted, is fully aligned with Morocco’s “AI Made in Morocco 2030” roadmap, which seeks to strengthen the Kingdom’s capacity to develop reliable, sovereign, and locally relevant AI solutions.
Seghrouchni also highlighted the role of open-source AI in addressing linguistic and cultural specificities, particularly for Arabic, Moroccan Darija, Amazigh, French, and English, while enabling the development of more efficient and specialized models when computational constraints require it.
In this regard, she emphasized the importance of initiatives such as the Al Jazari Institutes, which are designed to build bridges between universities, startups, public institutions, and private-sector stakeholders around applied artificial intelligence, robotics, and open technological innovation, in line with local development priorities.
The meeting also provided an opportunity for Seghrouchni to showcase Morocco’s progress in building a dynamic entrepreneurial ecosystem, as well as its advances in data and computing infrastructure and cooperation with international partners.
She notably cited Morocco’s partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) through the Digital for Sustainable Development (D4SD) initiative, which is helping position the Kingdom as a regional hub for responsible, open, and sovereign digital innovation.
“Open source is not merely a technical model; it is also a key driver of transparency, explainability, trust, digital sovereignty, and international cooperation,” the minister said.
She further stressed that through the Digital Morocco 2030 strategy, “the Kingdom reaffirms its commitment to developing open, secure, and responsible digital technologies that serve citizens, public administrations, economic competitiveness, and sustainable development in Africa, the Arab world, and beyond.”
The event brought together government officials and international partners to exchange experiences on how open-source technologies can accelerate digital transformation, strengthen innovation ecosystems, and support sustainable development.
MAP: 24 June 2026
