Huawei has announced the successful completion of the DigiSchool 2024 project in Morocco, highlighting its contribution to ensuring equitable access to digital technology for all students in the Kingdom.
The DigiSchool project was launched to help prepare new generations for the demands of an increasingly connected world and is included in the government’s 2022-2026 education reform roadmap. Its completion marks the successful first phase of a public-private partnership between the Moroccan Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports and Huawei Morocco under Huawei’s global TECH4ALL digital inclusion initiative.
“The DigiSchool project emphasises the importance of strengthening digital skills and consolidating the public-private partnership as a real lever for boosting a resilient digital ecosystem,” said David Li, Managing Director of Huawei Morocco. “With this strategic partnership in place, Huawei is committed to continuing to invest in training and innovation, supporting Morocco’s aspirations for quality and inclusive digital education.”
Providing digital skills for both teachers and students
The focus of the project was to develop digital skills and provide training for students and teachers in technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, web and app development. Throughout the year, participants also received hands-on experience of robotics and coding, and the chance to solve tech puzzles and improve digital literacy through interactive games designed to inspire creativity and initiative.
DigiSchool 2024 was structured in four phases. The first phase provided training for 265 secondary school teachers in ICT skills across Morocco’s 12 regions. Phase two focused on providing ongoing support for the trained teachers as they utilised their training in class for 2,650 students. In the third phase, 12 regional hackathons were organised covering Morocco’s 12 regions between May and November, with 714 students tasked with developing ICT solutions to overcome set challenges.
The fourth and final phase in December consisted of technology bootcamps in Fez, Marrakech, and Agadir. Organised with the respective regional academies of education, they brought together 180 students and 60 teachers from 12 regions of Morocco. The bootcamps were designed to hone the ICT skills that students had acquired in class and at the hackathons earlier in the year.
During the tour, students were given the chance to showcase their new skills by presenting the solutions they had developed to the delegation.
The future for DigiSchool
The success of the DigiSchool 2024 program supports the Moroccan government’s ongoing commitment to national education digitalisation, inclusion, and equity, and its position as a regional example of leveraging technology as a vector for equity and progress, an outcome that Huawei is also committed to.
As well as a range of education initiatives running across the globe under Huawei’s TECH4ALL program with partners such as UNESCO, Close the Gap, and government ministries, Huawei is also implementing DigiSchool projects in Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Chile, and China to connect remote schools to the Internet and boost the digital skills of students and teachers.
