Launching ceremony of an innovative project for the continuity of craft heritage
the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Miraoui, attended on Wednesday January 18, 2023, the launch ceremony of the "Maroc Impact" association for the "Genius City" project, which was hosted by the Medina of Casablanca.
This project aims to preserve the national intangible heritage, involving all stakeholders in the framework of tripartite cooperation between the public, private and civil society sectors, as a space called "ALMAKAN" allows the exhibition and marketing of products of traditional craftsmen and craftsmen.
The Minister also visited the "Mahoub" space created by the aforementioned association, which is an innovative space to receive trainings from various artistic, cultural, and sports fields... It also allows beneficiaries to receive training in the field of digitization and informatics.
The Minister also stressed that traditional industry is an integral part of our national identity, which is why the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation contributes, with all the actors concerned, to modernize, enhance and preserve this intangible heritage.
Source: MESRI