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Moroccan #ThinkTank that functions as an open debate platform, bridging between #policy making & #research. Organizes yearly the Atlantic Dialogues #AD2025. https://www.policycenter.ma/

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 28d

📣 #AD2025 is on the horizon!
✨ We are thrilled to announce the 14th edition of the #AtlanticDialogues, our flagship high-level international conference.
🔗More: ad.policycenter.ma

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 5h

💡Dans quelle mesure les dispositifs publics d'orientation pour les #étudiants marocains à l'étranger sont alignés avec les objectifs de développement du pays?
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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 1d

💡 L’événement a constitué une plateforme d’échanges et de #dialogue, mettant en avant l’importance stratégique des données hydrographiques et océanographiques, ainsi que la nécessité de consolider le développement des capacités et le transfert de compétences à travers le continent.

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 1d

🗣️ Organisé dans le cadre de la présidence du #Maroc de la Commission hydrographique de l’#AtlantiqueOriental, ce séminaire a réuni des experts pour renforcer la #coopération en #SécuritéMaritime, le développement de l’#EconomieBleue et la gestion durable des ressources marines.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 1d

✨ Notre Senior Fellow Jamal Machrouh participe au "Séminaire de coopération africaine dans les domaines de l’hydrographie, de l’océanographie et de la cartographie marine", qui se tient à Casablanca du 8 au 10 octobre.

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 1d

"A just #digital order requires more than resistance to exploitation: it demands the proactive construction of alternatives, regional #data governance frameworks, open-source technological stacks, & shared innovation".
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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 2d

📨 In this week's newsletter, we highlight how #Disinformation, #AI, #DigitalFinance, & generational change are not separate forces but interconnected currents shaping how we think, work, & live. How are these forces redefining our world?
🔗Read now: newsletter.policycenter.ma/NL_04_10_25....

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 3d

📢 Nous organisons, en partenariat avec HEC Paris, la présentation de la 18ᵉ édition de l’ouvrage #DialoguesStratégiques , qui compile les analyses et débats de la précédente édition.
🔗Plus: www.policycenter.ma/events/prese...
🔴Livestream: www.youtube.com/live/2qZDVo5...

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 3d

The U.S. #economy is moving simultaneously down two tracks in opposite directions: a sharp acceleration in #AI-related investment spending and a substantial slowdown in job #growth, severely impacted by the #Trump administration's tariffs & policy uncertainties.

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 3d

The OECD highlighted three factors explaining the global economic resilience: trade & industrial production benefited from an anticipation of tariff increases 👇

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 3d

How can #AI-driven growth offset the risks posed by #trade conflicts, overstretched asset values, & slowing job #growth?
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The global economy is on a two-way track

Global economic growth has been more resilient than expected, as the artificial intelligence-led growth seems to be compensating for the negative impacts of trade conflicts. Overstretched asset values...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 3d

🎙️ Quel est l’apport de l’#IA dans l’amélioration du stockage de l'énergie?
🔎 Dans ce podcast, Rachid Yazami analyse le rôle de l’IA dans l’optimisation de la performance énergétique et l’accélération de l’innovation scientifique.
🔗 policycenter.ma/podcasts/lia...

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 4d

🚨 Call for Volunteers 🚨
📢 We are looking for motivated volunteers to support the 14th edition of the hashtag#AtlanticDialogues, taking place in Rabat, December 11–13, 2025. #AD2025
🗓️ December 7–14, 2025 | Rabat
🎓 Bachelor’s/Master’s in progress
✍️ Apply by October 26, 2025 👉 lnkd.in/dahkevpm

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 7d

💡 Comment la fracture intergénérationnelle, amplifiée par les dynamiques numériques et les vulnérabilités socio-économiques, reconfigure-t-elle les rapports des #GenZ et #Alpha au passé, aux institutions et aux formes de mobilisation politique ?
🔗 Lire: www.policycenter.ma/publications...

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 8d

📍 Assilah
✨ En marge de la 46ème édition du Moussem culturel et international, nous avons organisé un side-event sur: "L’Afrique Atlantique: vers une vision africaine intégrée de l’espace atlantique".
🔗Plus: www.policycenter.ma/events/lafri...

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 9d

🌍 "Le développement prévu par l’Initiative de l’ #AfriqueAtlantique reposerait logiquement sur l’exploitation de l’Océan. L’un des principaux moyens d’assurer l’évolution de ces pays en leur assurant l’essor économique serait la #maritimisation des économies."
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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 10d

📘 As #Morocco continues to advance through modernization, economic diversification, and leadership in #RenewableEnergy, how can these achievements be leveraged to reduce regional disparities and promote more balanced, inclusive development?
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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 10d

"It is still early to say if #monetary #tokens will be embraced by the public and will become a mainstream payment platform, and which instruments would be preferred. There is likely to be both competition & complementarity between various monetary tokens."
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The Tokenization of Money: What it Means for the International Monetary System

Amidst intense geopolitical competition, efforts to develop tokenized monetary units—tradable on programmable platforms such as blockchains—have added a new dimension to the debate about the role of a...

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 11d

✨ On Friday, we hosted the biannual dialogue with the IMF, presenting our analysis of Morocco’s economy.
🗣️ Experts provided insights on the middle class, the role of vocational training in reducing #LaborMarket mismatches, and scenarios including impacts of the 2030 #FIFAWorldCup.

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 14d

💡 Today represents the fastest period of innovation uptake in the history of asymmetric warfare. FPV #drones took less than two years to move from #Ukraine to the #Sahel.
🔗 Read more: www.policycenter.ma/publications...

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 15d

📨Discover the week’s insights & perspectives in our latest newsletter!
🔗Read now: newsletter.policycenter.ma/NL_20_09_25....
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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 16d

🌍 "As documented with #drones, the #Sahel’s ungoverned spaces, strategic location, and exposure to external actors make it a testing ground for tactical innovations that spread across regions."
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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 16d

✨ We thank all the speakers and participants for their thoughtful insights and contributions!

Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 16d

📸 Highlights from today’s Rihla Initiative Panel Series, co-organized with the Imal Initiative for Climate & Development and Bourse & Bazaar Foundation on “#Gulf Investment in Green Economic Growth Across #MENA.”

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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 17d

🌍 How can #MENA secure its water resources and drive stability & #growth by integrating renewable #energy into water solutions?
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Policy Center for the New South @policycenterns.bsky.social · 17d

🎙️ How can #Africa leverage demographics, #trade, & strategic resources to reshape its economic future?
🌍 David Luke, Director of @africaatlse.bsky.social, unpacks Africa’s potential & ties with #Europe, covering demographics, trade asymmetries & AU priorities.
🔗 www.policycenter.ma/podcasts/har...

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