GITEX Africa 2025 Exceeds All Expectations, Morocco's Digital Minister Says
The massive event drew in over 52,000 visitors – technology leaders, startups, and government officials from Africa and beyond. It further put Morocco on the map, not only solidifying the country's role as Africa's digital hub but also a global tech epicenter, prepped and ready for new projects on the horizon.
Visitor numbers jumped 16% compared to last year, with attendees coming from around the world.
The tech fair featured 1,450 exhibitors from 138 countries, including 740 startups – 260 of them being Moroccan. The Moroccan government covered the participation costs of over 200.
Speaking a the House of Representatives, Seghrouchni pointed out Africa's strategic advantages in leading digital transformation, being a rich continent with a tech-savvy young population and growing investment momentum.
She also explained that the digital economy now represents 15% of global GDP, estimated at $6.5 trillion. 'Digital transformation is no longer optional but has become a fundamental lever for development and prosperity,' Seghrouchni noted.
GITEX Africa 2025 positioned the continent as a beacon of tech solutions. Not merely following in the steps of more developed countries, Marrakech brought together governments, global companies, research institutions, and startups to exchange the latest technological developments and rethink the future.
The event constituted a platform to forge several key partnerships, aiming to enhance both Morocco's and Africa's role in developing tech solutions and respond to growing challenges.
These partnerships are set to accelerate innovation, strengthen national technological sovereignty, develop young Moroccan talent in digital technologies, create high-value jobs, and position Morocco as a regional and international technology leader.
Read also: GITEX Africa 2025 Closes with a Bold Vision for Africa's Digital Future
Additionally, other agreements focused on outsourcing services, expected to create more than 1,000 jobs by 2029 through new service centers in the Eastern Region and Casablanca-Settat.
The government also signed an agreement to support the expansion of an international IT consulting company's operations in the Casablanca-Settat region.
As for the cultural side of GITEX Africa 2025, two agreements supporting the Amazigh language saw the light inside the venue. One supports Morocco Post's (Barid Al-Maghrib) efforts to implement the official status of Amazigh, while the other promotes Amazigh tangible and intangible heritage in intellectual productions and crafts.
Also, a third agreement aims to restructure the National Library of Morocco's electronic portal and enhance digital book offerings, legal deposits, and document digitization.
'Morocco's hosting of an event of this magnitude reflects the Kingdom's significant potential,' Seghrouchni concluded.
'It positions Morocco as a digital destination thanks to its infrastructure, investment climate, and political will to support innovation, improving its standing regionally and internationally as a country that creates and directs digitization.' Tags: GITEX Africa 2025GITEX Africa Morocco
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