Morocco has concluded its RamadanIA hackathon, a month-long national competition that mobilised nearly 4,000 young participants across multiple regions to develop AI-driven solutions addressing domestic development challenges, the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform announced.
The closing ceremony, held in Rabat on 30 March, was chaired by Digital Transition Minister Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, who framed the initiative as a direct implementation mechanism for the Digital Morocco 2030 strategy and the government’s “AI Made in Morocco” vision, both of which prioritise building domestic digital capability and sovereignty rather than relying on imported platforms and expertise.
Project themes spanned public service digitisation, smart mobility, digital inclusion, environmental sustainability, water access, energy management and cultural heritage preservation. The first national prize went to a team from the Drâa-Tafilalet region for its project “TNT,” with second and third prizes awarded to teams from Fez-Meknes and Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab respectively.
The Ramadan timing was deliberate, using a culturally significant month to embed AI innovation into a national social moment and drive participation from youth demographics that standard government technology programmes typically struggle to reach.
