Intel partners with Morocco
2007-11-02
Morocco's Ministry of Education and US chipmaker Intel Corporation launched a $127.7m programme on Thursday (November 1st) aimed at bringing "Morocco’s 33 million people into a modern digital age ripe with opportunity", visiting Intel Chairman Craig Barrett said. "Technology can help accelerate the country’s economic prospects, and Intel is collaborating with Morocco’s government and its people to help enable this transition," said Barrett. Agreements signed between Intel and the government call for the delivery of 1,000 computers to rural schools, the implementation of a program introducing information technology in public education and training 25,000 teachers, MAP reported.
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