This is the final WWW Indicators report on Morocco as the ESIS project ended in January 2001. It covers the whole period of the ESIS project surveying the Mediterranean Area, March 1999 - January 2001 inclusive. 

1. WWW Indicators Update October 2000 - January 2001

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2. Evolution of the WWW Indicators over the whole ESIS II period

The SEPTI listed 571 national sites at the end of December 1999, and 811 sites at the end of December 2000, a seventy percent annual increase. Private initiatives continued to be more noticeable than publicly sponsored sites. Whereas the local and national administrative sites constitute six percent of the total, educational sites account for seven and one-half percent, and social and cultural sites eleven percent.

The major trends contributed to the growth of Moroccan sites in the last year :

• Concerning the Internet, the price of telephone communications dropped steadily. ISP multiplied their offers following the introduction of Wanadoo (by the bias of Maroc Connect) and the offer of PC/Internet subscription packages (Maroc Connect, Maroc Télécom).

• American multinationals, notably Orientation.com and Planetarabia have set up subsidiaries to develop the Moroccan Internet.

• France Telecom continued its development in Morocco through its subsidiary "Maroc Connect". The French group channels its Wanadoo services through this subsidiary. The initial objectives of 100 000 subscriptions by the end of the year 2000 have apparently been surpassed.

Four continuing trends should contribute to the growth of Moroccan sites in the immediate future:

• The price of Internet access will continue to drop with the partial privatization of Maroc Telecom. The price of connection is now of 59 DH HT / month ( 850 DH TTC a year)
• According to a study published recently by EC Marketing, more than half of Moroccan SME’s are currently planning their Web sites. Half of the firms interviewed (216) have used the Internet for over a year. None-the-less, in 41% of the sample, web access is limited to upper management.

• WAP technology continues to be popular with the press and it is now possible to receive several services. Casablanca stock market updates can now be obtained for free using a WAP telephone.

• More specialised portals are now being published, including city portals (Casaguide), agricultural sites, import/export and a car dealership (Autotrade) :

  • Autotrade
  • CASAGUIDE Le Portail de Casablanca
  • LE MAGHREB
  • Maghrebstar
  • Maroc Export
  • Maroc Online
  • Menara
  • News.Central
  • Orientation Maroc
  • Oufela
  • Portail sur l'agriculture Marghrébine
  • Wanadoo Maroc