Heba Press
Today, Friday, in Rabat, a partnership agreement was signed to develop the practice of electronic games, between the Regional Electronic Games League of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region and the Ministry of Youth, Culture and of Communication.
The Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, confirmed in a statement to the press on the sidelines of the signing ceremony that his ministry is investing in the cultural industry in general and the games industry. electronics in particular, which represents a market with strong development potential.
He underlined: “Ultimately, our objective is to enable Moroccan businesses and youth to integrate into this global market through several initiatives, including the creation of the first electronic gaming city in Rabat and another planned for Casablanca.”
Mr. Bensaid explained that games, which also include electronic sports, are very popular with Moroccan youth, who are the second largest consumers of electronic games in the Arab region, which highlights the importance of developing the practice of this sport, by providing equipment to practice electronic sports in youth centers.
He stressed that “developing aspects related to games, such as creating content for electronic games and playing them, represents not only an opportunity for young people to have fun, but also to develop this industry at the national level.”
For his part, the president of the Regional Electronic Games League of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, Omar El Khayari, confirmed that the partnership agreement concluded with the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication will make it possible to better prepare for the organization of competitions at the national level. at the city level by the League, and will ultimately lead to the creation of a regional electronic games championship.
He stressed that this partnership would welcome new sports associations within the league, with the aim of developing the practice of e-sport among young people.
It should be noted that the Regional League of Electronic Games of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region recently organized, under the supervision of the Royal Moroccan University of Electronic Games, the first summer games camp with the participation of 112 children. , particularly from African countries. continent, who benefited from a training and training workshop to learn about the world of gaming, in addition to discovering new talents in this field.
