«No Moroccomember of theInternational Organization of the Francophonie since 1981, shares the values represented by this organization such as cultural diversity and the multilingualism. Values that Morocco is working to promote in various areas, including education and youth employability programs,” said Mr. Akhannouch who spoke during a panel on the second day of the 19th Francophonie Summitclosed on Saturday at the Grand Palais in the French capital.
M. Akhannouch represented His Majesty King Mohammed VI au Francophonie Summitheld over two days under the theme “Create, innovate and undertake in French”. During his speech at the round table focused on “Innovation, entrepreneurship for youth employment”, in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Abdellatif Miraouiand the ambassador of His Majesty the King in Paris, Samira Sitaïlthe Head of Government presented the reforms undertaken by Morocco, under the leadership of the Sovereign, in the field of education, stressing that the Kingdom had placed education reform among its highest priorities.
Evoking the issues of multilingualism andyouth employabilityMr. Akhannouch stressed that language learning played “an essential role in improving the employability of our young people, because it allows them to acquire transversal skills, and access to the broader labor market not only in the country of origin, but also internationally. Insisting on the place of digital as a central lever, he underlined that it was becoming necessary to integrate the dimension of accessibility to new technologies, especially since digital constitutes “an important reservoir for creating employment opportunities. employment, particularly for young people.
Mr. Akhannouch cited in this regard the implementation of the “Morocco Digital 2030” strategylaunched a few days ago, which from this point of view constitutes one of the main levers of the government’s roadmap in favor of employment: with the objective of training 100,000 young people annually by 2026 in the digital field – and the creation of 240,000 direct jobs in the digital economy. On the sidelines of the Summit, Mr. Akhannouch had a series of bilateral meetings, notably with the Mauritanian President, Mohamed was born Sheikh El-Ghazouanithe Belgian Prime Minister, Alexander De Crooand the Minister of Information of Lebanon, Ziad Makary.
