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Laayoune congress addresses smart cities and sustainable governance

This dossier follows ASCIC 2026 in Laayoune, its work on urban technologies and documented outcomes of its workshops and meetings.

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Computer, September 2025. Generic digital-technology illustration; it does not depict the congress. Ajareda321, CC BY 4.0.
Computer, September 2025. Generic digital-technology illustration; it does not depict the congress. Ajareda321, CC BY 4.0. — Ajareda321 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 30 septembre 2025, sans modification.

Where things stand

The first African Smart Cities and Innovation Congress opened on 27 October 2026 in Laayoune, in the Moroccan Sahara, according to 2M/MAP. Proceedings are scheduled to continue through 29 October.

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Laayoune congress addresses smart cities and sustainable governance

The first African Smart Cities and Innovation Congress opened on 27 October 2026 in Laayoune, in the Moroccan Sahara, according to 2M/MAP. Proceedings are scheduled to continue through 29 October.

Computer, September 2025. Generic digital-technology illustration; it does not depict the congress. Ajareda321, CC BY 4.0.
Computer, September 2025. Generic digital-technology illustration; it does not depict the congress. Ajareda321, CC BY 4.0. — Ajareda321 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ — 30 septembre 2025, sans modification.

Ibn Zohr and Abdelmalek Essaadi universities are involved in organising the event alongside the higher schools of technology in Laayoune and Tetouan. The meeting focuses on using digital technologies for sustainable governance of African territories.

The organisers’ programme includes discussions on artificial intelligence, urban infrastructure and sustainability, alongside an exhibition and a hackathon. These planned activities do not yet establish that local authorities have adopted solutions or that validated scientific findings have emerged.

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