The 10th North African Internet Governance Forum opened on Monday in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, alongside the 10th North African School on Internet Governance, held on 12 and 13 November, with the participation of experts, specialists and researchers, at the Higher Institute of Audiovisual and Film Professions.
Speaking at the event, the forum's president, Abdessamad Moutei, highlighted the central role of internet governance in keeping pace with digital transformation and strengthening digital sovereignty, as well as in developing the skills of young talent and preparing them to keep up with technological change.
He also highlighted the main challenges related to cybersecurity, personal data protection and narrowing the digital divide, as well as the fast-moving implications of artificial intelligence technologies, stressing the need to invest in human capital and to boost the production and development of local digital content.
