COUNTRY FOCUS: MOROCCO
SEGULA Technologies
opens centre of
excellence in Morocco
and public partners and, especially, with
a group of African women teachers who
in addition to their key role in building
digital skills capacity are also such
amazing role models.”
Launching fifth edition of ACW
from Morocco, a leader in digital
skills development
Since the inception of ACW in 2015,
Morocco has been leading by example,
with a record of 8,600 teachers trained
and 1.6 million youth introduced to
coding skills as part of the initiative.
For Ilham Laaziz, Director of the GENIE
programme at the Moroccan Ministry of
National Education, Vocational Training,
Higher Education and Scientific Research,
the initiative speaks volumes about the
power of public-private partnerships in
the 4th Industrial Revolution. “ACW is
an extraordinary lever to make digital
learning both a priority and celebration
for teachers and students across an entire
nation,” said Laaziz.
“This is what happened in Morocco and
we commend SAP, UNESCO and their
partners for the vision and scope of this
initiative. It is a great honour for Morocco
to be launching this fifth edition to
students, teachers and volunteers across
the 37 participating countries.”
Claire Gillissen-Duval, Director of EMEA
Corporate Social Responsibility and Africa
Code Week Global Lead at SAP, added:
“ACW partners are tackling the issue of
digital inclusion and gender equality
head-on through a range of initiatives that
form part of this year’s edition. With the
support of our continent-wide network
of government, private sector, NGO and
industry partners, we hope to bring more
youth – girls and boys – into the digital
fold during this year’s ACW activities.” n
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INTELLIGENTCIO
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EGULA Technologies, the global
engineering group, is increasing its
operations in Morocco by opening
a centre of excellence in Agadir mainly
devoted to automotive engineering.
The aim of this new centre is to respond
to the growing needs of the local
automotive market and also to offer a
nearshore platform of excellence for all
of the Group’s activities in order to boost
its competitiveness.
Its recognised expertise and competences
across the whole automotive value chain
mean the Group is able to support its
clients (big vehicle and components
manufacturers) from design to mass
production via tests and validation.
A centre of excellence at the
forefront of technology
The new offices of 1,500 square metres,
set on two floors, can accommodate up to
300 people and will allow fully confidential
collaboration with different clients as the
premises are segmented into dedicated
working zones.
There will be teams dedicated to research
and innovation, a clear indication of how
highly SEGULA values innovation. The
new centre will have all the necessary
infrastructure and competences to work
on the key automotive challenges such as
electric and hybrid cars, driverless vehicles
and the Digital Transformation of factories,
another area where SEGULA particularly
stands out with its competences in
augmented reality, Artificial Intelligence and
additive manufacturing.
Objective – 300 full-time employees
by the end of 2020
Agadir’s automotive centre of excellence
is looking to employ up to 75 people by
December. Recruitment will then actively
continue as the new office is expected
to employ 300 full-time engineers and
technicians by the end of 2020.
Engineers in product design, mechanics,
electronics, electromechanics, calculation
and industrialisation, as well as design and
testing technicians are some of the most
in-demand profiles.
In order to recruit the best talents, SEGULA
Technologies has already signed partnerships
with two major local engineering schools,
l’École Nationale des Sciences Appliquées
(ENSA) and l’École Polytechnique d’Agadir.
The training opportunities provided by the
Group mean its employees can benefit
from training from international experts
and quickly increase their competences
throughout their career.
Strong local roots
Morocco is a pioneer of the automotive
industry in Africa and aims to produce one
million vehicles by 2022.
The presence in the country of global players
in the world of construction and equipment
for cars boosts its automotive ecosystem
and makes it a favourable environment for
developing the engineering services offered
by SEGULA.
“This centre opening shows SEGULA’s
will for long-term involvement in the
heart of Morocco’s automotive industry,”
said Mikael Busbib, Director of Segula
Technologies in Morocco.
“Thanks to its competences which are
recognised across the whole automotive
chain, its capacity for innovation and its
local geographic footprint, the Group has
all the assets to strengthen its position as a
favoured partner in the sector.” n
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