Moroccan-Canadian talks over new information technologies

Morocco's secretary of state for posts and telecoms and information technologies, Nasre Hajji, is starting this Monday a five-day visit to Canada.

Hajji will meet Canada's federal minister of public works and governmental services and the CEO of the Canadian post office.

Latest information technologies applications in Canadian governmental services will be among the topics raised by the two countries.

Hajji will also meet with Canadian premier, Bernard Landry, Quebec's minister of international relations and the minister of culture and communication, who is also in charge of the information highway.

The Moroccan official's agenda also includes meetings with heads of internet and communication enterprises and research centers, a colloquy on "environment and information technologies: two challenges and business opportunities for Quebec and Morocco."

Hajji will make a presentation probing the orientation of Moroccan new information technologies enterprises and market opening in globalization era before some over 100 participants.