page_title: Science and technology in Morocco
hierarchical_section_title: Science and technology in Morocco
context_page_description: Science and technology in Morocco has significantly developed in recent years. The Moroccan government has been implementing reforms to encourage scientific research in the Kingdom. While research has yet to acquire the status of a national priority in Morocco, the country does have major assets that could transform its R&D sector into a key vehicle for development. The industry remains dominated by the public sector, with the universities employing 58% of researchers. Morocco's own evaluation of its national research system – carried out in 2003 – revealed that the
  country has a good supply of well trained high quality human resources and that some laboratories are
  of very high quality. However, the greatest gap at that point of time lied in the link between research
  and innovation. The educational qualifications of
  Moroccan researchers have increased
  significantly since the early 1990s. The University of Al-Karaouine is considered the oldest continuously operating academic degree-granting university in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records.
context_section_description: Science and technology in Morocco has significantly developed in recent years. The Moroccan government has been implementing reforms to encourage scientific research in the Kingdom. While research has yet to acquire the status of a national priority in Morocco, the country does have major assets that could transform its R&D sector into a key vehicle for development. The industry remains dominated by the public sector, with the universities employing 58% of researchers. Morocco's own evaluation of its national research system – carried out in 2003 – revealed that the
  country has a good supply of well trained high quality human resources and that some laboratories are
  of very high quality. However, the greatest gap at that point of time lied in the link between research
  and innovation. The educational qualifications of
  Moroccan researchers have increased
  significantly since the early 1990s. The University of Al-Karaouine is considered the oldest continuously operating academic degree-granting university in the world, by the Guinness Book of Records.
caption: Interior of the Al-Karaouine mosque and university.
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