Morocco, France sign arrangement for information technology use in enterprises

Morocco and France on Monday signed an arrangement setting cooperation conditions in the use by Moroccan enterprises of information technologies.

The two countries pledged to gather conditions for an increased usage of information technologies in Moroccan enterprises, through setting forth a legal framework that encourages enterprises to use this modern technology and a follow-up tool of the evolution, training programs, assistance to professional bodies and encouraging partnership between enterprises and institutions which can bring a support to the initiative.

The arrangement was signed by Moroccan industry, trade, energy and mining minister, Mustapha Mansouri, and French secretary of state for industry, Christian Pierret.

The French official is visiting Morocco as part of the French "Expo2001" held in Casablanca from October 2 to 6.

Some 326 participants, from 13 out of the 18 French regions, are exhibiting their products in Casablanca.