Strategic Priorities IT industry Initiatives and Actions Initiative 2 : Develop niches of excellence Actions Description 29. Set up IT clusters • Put in place a mixed governance structure involving different actors: government, corporations, SMEs, universities, aimed at helping with the creation of innovative and high-added value projects in the following four niches of excellence: • Mobile services; • Electrobanking/ management of digital copyrights/ security; • Web design/ computer graphics / Multimedia; • Domestic developped softwares to meet the needs of government and enterprises. 30. Put in place a financing scheme designed for activities developed in the clusters • Put in place financing modalities for projects developed in the clusters, by using the innovation funds that are set up within the framework of APEBI-Government Progress Contract, and the R&D funds drawn from the contributions of Telecom operators. 64 D i g i t a l M o r o c c o The National Strategy for Information Society and Digital Economy - 2009-2013

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