INTRODUCTION Information is crucial to the development of nations • In accordance with the High Orientations of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, the IT sector is now one of the priority sectors of Moroccan economy, given the contribution it can have on human and economic development. • In the IT sector, the challenge for Morocco in the coming years is not only to build on the progress that has already been made, but to achieve the integration of Morocco in the global economy of knowledge, by integrating and extending IT to all entities within the society: state, administrations, companies, and individual citizens. • Facing this challenge, the national strategy for the information society and digital economy: • focuses on defining priorities and actions with strong impact, that will be gradually improved; • s ets ambitious but realistic objectives that can be achieved by putting in place a sustainable system of governance and by allocating adequate resources. Digital Morocco 9 The National Strategy for Information Society and Digital Economy - 2009-2013